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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1898
Page
6
Proclamation calls the nation to arms as the White Squadron blocks Morro Castle and a plan asks for 100,090 men. U.S. forces press the blockade against Havana with declared military actions and calls for volunteers to meet national defense needs.
Washington reports state of war looms as Madrid cuts diplomatic ties after the U S ultimatum. The blockade of Havana begins and U S forces move to confront Spanish ships. President McKinley asks for 100000 volunteers as orders set to mobilize.
The Secretary of War and the Army Surgeon General announce a decisive policy against employing women nurses in the war against Spain. The decision stands firm despite official or popular pressure and offers no recognized role for women in medical service.
The article reports on a presidential proclamation for a volunteer army to fight Spain, detailing Senate and House action, duration of service, and troop numbers. It notes Lincoln’s 1801 call as a precedent, specifies state quotas, and mentions Key West prize activity and the capture of the Spanish freighter Pedro near Havana by the USS New York.
The scene describes a four mile stern chase with The Hagship closing in and delivering three more shots over the Spaniard as the steamer Phen appears on the scene.
The U S cruiser Nashville captured the Spanish steamer Buena Ventura, a 3000 ton vessel loaded with lumber, about daylight near Pasca goula Mississippi. The Spaniard surrendered after a six pounder was fired twice. the ship was bound for Rotterdam with lumber, showing the opening action of the war.
Reports from the front and home front describe US and allied actions in the war effort. References include American squadrons sailing toward Manila, officials returning from abroad, censorship of telegrams at Key West, and employers pledging to preserve salaries and positions for staff joining the front.
Rushed orders send Cavalry and Artillery toward Chickamauga, Tampa, New Orleans, and Mobile. Soldiers receive thirty days rations and ammunition. batteries increase to six guns with more horses. Volunteers surge nationwide. Governors keep state regiments intact while the President picks staff officers. National Guard strength stands at 113,764.
Postmaster General Gary resigns on Thursday and Charles Emory Smith is nominated to succeed him. A Washington correspondent notes Gary left over war opposition, while the official line cites health decline and a general breakdown of the system as the reason for stepping down.
An ultimatum from McKinley to Woodford stalls diplomacy with Spain as relations are broken but held in abeyance while discussions occur. General Woodford faces possible delays until formal talks resume.
Fragmented remarks from a 1900s era diplomatic discourse touch Cuban health, Spain and US ultimata, Madrid censoring telegrams, and public jests about war. Figures referenced include Sagasta, McKinley, Woodford, and general anxieties about a possible clash while poetesses comment on wartime mood.
Woodton minister Madrid reports a United States Congress jurat resolutina approved to address the Cuban situation. The note claims Washington has ended communications with Spanish officials and asserts presidential authority to act unilaterally, amid diplomatic tension and military considerations.
The article states the President intends a blockade of Cuba’s north coast from Cardenas to Bahia Honda and the south coast port of Cienfuegos. Cardenas lies about twenty five miles east of Matanzas, Bahia Honda roughly fifty miles west of Havana, with the blockade extending along the coast for about 150 miles.
Vailes in extent and includes Havana Matanza and three smaller ports. With the North Atlantic squadron blockading the coast controlled by Spanish troops and a long coast line held by few hundred soldiers insurgents can extend control to the coast and connect with US gunboats. If five sixths of the island are theirs an army of 50000 could rise to 75000 with arms and ammunition to drive Spain out of Cuba.
In the Persian Gulf divers rely on shark conjurers to lure sharks away from oyster banks and fleets. Government hires shamers to divert attention as night dives resume. Natives gather along shore to witness ceremonies while boats depart under cover of darkness. Conjurers chant to repel sharks. failure to heed their power risks diving bans and alarm. The practice is believed hereditary and independent of religious faith.
The article cites statistics on yearly telephone conversations in the United States totaling 7,000,000 and telegraphic messages at 3,000,000. It notes about four million arc lights and one million incandescent lights, with several hundred thousand electric motors. It mentions 1,000 electric railways and estimates 4.25 million people benefit hood through electricity.
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