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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1898
Page
2
A fragmentary newspaper promo urges readers to visit the Omaha Exposition via the Chicago and North Western lines. It mentions springtime teas, nicknames for General Shafter, and ticket sales with options for longer or shorter journeys, directed to agents for details.
S M Geary of Piersom Michigan reports DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve curing More piles here today and claims it remedies eczema and all other skin diseases.
Dispatches report Dewey announcing U S troops landed at Cavite and housed, Aguinaldo proclaims himself president, Hobson exchange confirmed, and Spanish prisoners at Portsmouth. Navy notes on ships, transport movements to Honolulu, men buried at sea, and Otis's Manila departure. casualty totals include 22 officers and 303 enlisted killed or wounded, with 79 missing.
Accounts from Captain Evans aboard the USS Toa describe heavy combat with Spanish cruisers Infanta Maria Teresa Oquendo and Vizcaya. The Iowa and allied ships bombard, maneuver to ram, and rescue Spanish officers and sailors from wrecks, amid fierce shellfire and torpedo threats.
A tense confrontation unfolds as negotiations collapse prompting demands for Spain to leave. The text signals a decisive shift toward coercive action if terms are not met, highlighting a border dispute or jurisdictional standoff with potential political or military implications.
The record describes a plan to attack by sea and land, with shells from a warship and batteries, threatening city surrender within two hours. Fourteen yellow fever cases have been reported, with others to be treated in isolated hospitals as the program aims to move troops to healthier quarters.
General Canypus states Spain must win a holle victory to ensure leverage for peace. He suggests victory is a prerequisite for any peace overture, noting likely peace talks thereafter.
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