The Spanish American War and War Fever in Press History
A historical column chronicles how public sentiment shifted toward war after the Maine explosion. It describes reporters like Karl Decker and Frederic Remington shaping American views, the heroic rescue of Evangelina Cisneros, and the ensuing surge of patriotism leading to war with Spain.
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Cory
Maine
Spain
Aninlat
Weyler
Karl Decker
Havana
Evangelina Cisneros
Cuba
Joan of Arc
Decker Amaz Jy
Sirs
New York
Madison Square Garden
New York American
Agaf
Crusade
Baltimore
Sibonay Bay
Edward Marshall
Siboney
James Creelman
Creelman
San Juan
Warfare in Rumania Rages Across Rumained Front
War reports from Bucharest indicate heavy Romanian casualties as Russian forces escalate occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bucovina. Parachute troops reportedly bombarded unoccupied provinces while Russia strengthens control, with tensions rising along the Danube and on the Prut front.
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Bucharest
Prut
Budapest
Hwanube
Ourentul
Ofa
Geray
Pexsaratin
Bucovine
Lower Danube
Germany
Rent
Danube
Black Sea
Red
British Vow on Syria Defense Stance Clarified
London July 1 British foreign office news department clarifies Britain will not allow Soviets or Lebanon to be occupied by any hostile power after French General Mittien Kayser's cessation of hostilities. The note outlines the British attitude toward Syria.
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London
Foreign Officer News Department
Syria
Mittien Kayser
Britain
Sovik
Lebanon
Rain's Over Says Jarboe Weather Man Forecast
Weather Man J H Jarboe declares rain ends for now though clouds may linger. He predicts continued cloudiness Monday night and Tuesday with southeast winds and temperatures around 20 to 9 degrees.
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J. H. Jarbor
Jap Admiral Is Accident Victim
Tokyo dispatch reports Rear Admiral Eizo Matsui and nine staff members from Ominato naval base perished in a strait incident. Two captains one lieutenant and five enlisted men died alongside the admiral in the Tengaru strait incident with limited details released.
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Tokyo
Eizo Matsui
Ominato
Inper
Wie Strait of
Tengaru
Demet
Ows
Tsogeri
Ronshyu
Japan
Hokkaido
Refugees Arrive on Holland Ship Refugees Arrive on Holland Ship
The Holland-America ship Volendam, under the Netherlands flag but with British content, arrived from Southampton with 233 passengers. Most were British subjects headed home to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, including 61 children. The ship carried 78 cases of gold.
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New York
Volendam
Netherlands
Southampton
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Seaplane Tender Alte Marle Near Camden Launch
The navy seaplane tender Alte Marle will be launched soon from the yards of the New York Ship building corporation in Camden New Jersey. It is a sister ship to the seaplane tender Curtiss launched at the same yard April 20.
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Camden
WN. J
Navy
Altemarle
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Tine
Gurtiss
Sante Yard
Baltic nations cancel earlier alliance treaty
New York July 1 report says Estonia and Latvia agreed to terminate a treaty of alliance previously made between the two nations. The move comes as both governments coordinate their postwar security plans.
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Estonia
Latvia
New York
N. B. OC
Twn
Drownings After Japanese Vessel Capsizes Off Okinawa
Seventy people drown and ten others are missing after a motorboat capsized in the seas off Okinawa. Domei reports the incident from Tokyo with details on the disaster and ongoing search efforts.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Domei
Police Seek Two Missing Persons Sarah Vela and Jose Balleta Reported Missing
Police requested to search for Sarah Vela of 402 Monterey Street and Jose Balleta of Castroville after they were reported missing from home. Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward.
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Sarah Vela
Monterey Street
Jose Balleta
Castroville
US Destroyer O'Brien Arrives in Santos Brazil
The United States destroyer O'Brien arrived in Santos from Rio Grande do Sul and is set to depart for Belém on Wednesday. The crew, signaling ongoing naval movements, underscores wartime alliance logistics in the South Atlantic.
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U.S
Brazil
Santos
United States
O'Brien
Rio Grande Do Sul
Belern
Cleveland Cold With 53 Degrees Reported
A fragment from Cleveland reports cool weather with a record 53 degrees and a separate incident where a young man threw a stone and shattered a window at a residence on Colorado Street. Police were notified and the mortuary records note a 54 rising later in the day.
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Cleveland
Virginia
North A.m
Colorado Street
War at a Glance Assoulted Press Dispatches
Berlin reports Germans seize British soil in channel islands and inspect Maginot defenses as Hitler tours occupied lines. Budapest signs of mobilization and German-Italian backing to halt Russia. Bucharest notes wounded troops and Soviet landings while Danube routes threaten supply. Hong Kong observer describes President Coolidge return as Britain readies exodus. London reports nightly raids and invasion fears as Rome claims gains. Washington announces officer training and defense tax boosts with navy expansion.
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Berlin
Channel Islands
Britain
Hitler
Maginot Line
Budapest
Balkans
Hungary
Rumania
Russia
Bucharest
Germany
Danube
Red Army
Hongkong
Coolidge
London
England
Scotland
Wales
Chamberlain
Rome
Washington
Navy
Roosevelt urges congress to pass excess profits tax
President Roosevelt asks Congress to enact a steeply gradual excess profits tax on all individuals and organizations without discrimination. He argues the nation must share burdens according to ability to pay as part of rebuilding defenses and supporting citizens during floods and losses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Flood Devastates Hallettsville Area Killing Several
Flood waters from heavy rains swept Lavaca County towns and farms, killing at least eight people and leaving many missing. Hallettsville suffered severe damage with more than 18 inches of rain in 15 hours, inundating homes and the courthouse area. rescue boats ferried residents to safety as livestock and crops were wiped out. Edna and other coastal towns faced threats as rivers rose.
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Mead
Hallettsville
Lavaca
Jerson
Little River
Temple
Viat
Bndison Stevens
Buckner’s Creek
Colorado
Grange
Viclin
Martin Gleble
Rabb's Creek
Texas
Hallettavite
Edna
John Svrcer
Christina Svrcer
Joe Stenzel
John Stenzel
Agnes Stenzel
Jobn Svab
Svab
Hinietisvile
Harveys Bangor
Providence
Horseshoe Bend
Laracs
Corps
Avestock
Stenzels
Excess profits tax eyed by Roosevelt plan
Roosevelt proposes a steeply graduated excess profits tax for individuals and corporations. House leaders Bankhead Rayburn and Doughton indicate Congress may act quickly, aiming to mirror World War I levies, with broader tax study planned. Attendees of the White House conference include Vice President Garner and Senator Byrnes.
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Gein
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Rayburn
White House
Bankhead
Doughta
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Roosevel
Garner
Byrnes
Senate
Barkley
Wincix
Kentucky
Demos in Demand for Anti War Plank
A group of Democrats in Congress urged the Democratic Party to adopt a strong anti war plank at the Chicago national convention. Senator Burton Wheeler warned in Chicago last night that he might form a third party unless a foreign policy plank was created and endorsed.
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Washington
INS
Burton K. Wheeler
D.-Mong
Congress
Democratic Party
Chicago
Wheeler
Hungarians Mass Troops on Rumanian Border
At the frontier Hungarian army corps mobilizes amid nationwide reservist calls. Official reports claim Romania is crumbling, prompting expected entry into Transylvania to protect the Magyar minority. Civil life tightens with travel bans and alcohol limits as border tensions rise.
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Budaefs
Hungary
Rumania
Transylvanian
Abneon
Budapest
Vichybad
Pamphlets Warn of July 4 Dangers for Fire Patrol
Howard Dickens, fire marshal, announced pamphlets will be issued to all junior fire patrol members. The booklets warn against dangers from careless handling of fireworks and advise caution in holiday driving and swimming.
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Howard Dickens
Mondey
Dickens
Italians Attack British Convoy Off Greek Coast
Athens reports Italian forces and German aircraft attacked a British naval convoy Saturday off the northeast coast of Greece. The convoy, likely moving from the Dardanelles, was observed too far offshore for coast observers to determine a clear result.
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Athens
Batte Datwee
Grete
Dardanelles
Caast
Fleet Return Affirms Stand in Far East Policy
Washington reports the return of the U S fleet to Hawaii supports the administration’s stance on preserving the status quo in the Far East. The mystery cruise tied to Japanese foreign policy signals and concern grows over possible actions in French Indo China as debates unfold about a new understanding with Japan. Antonio Navarre Moreno was charged in Spain with killings during the Glyit war.
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Washington
United States
Hawaii
Hekel
Far East
Ariie
Panama Canal
Orient
Japan
British Channel Islands Captured by German Forces
Berlin reports German forces occupied the British Channel Islands Guernsey and Jersey after a coup de main operation. The move shortens distance to Plymouth and the West Coast, with Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark cited in the notice.
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Guernsey
Jersey
Thas
Channel Islands
Western Union Telegraphic Com
Alderney and
Sark
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Considerable cloudiness over San Antonio Monday night and Tuesday with moderate southeast winds. Airport readings show low around 14 Fahrenheit Monday night and a high near 92 Tuesday afternoon, with the high Monday around 90. East Texas near the 100th meridian expect showers and cloudiness. coast with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds Monday night into Tuesday. West Texas notes hazy conditions and unsettled temps on Tuesday centered around the region.
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San Antonio
East
Texas
West
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Fonteasy
Peddy
Jarboe
Holland
Maye
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Pekete-Gyarbat
Ant
Saanesary
Nicholas Horthy
Henderes
Transylvania
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Mediterranesa
Balsan
Italy
Almeria
vPi
Antonio Navarre Moreno
British Channel Isles
Plymouth
Cotentin Peninsula
Cherbourn
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