Naval Battle May Occur on Tuesday
Reports from Cape Haytien and Port-Au-Prince indicating a possible naval engagement next Tuesday. Dispatch boat Dauntless arrived as advices from Martinique say Spanish fleet not sighted off the island. rumors place Captain Sampson's squadron to the north and seventeen Spanish vessels near Porto Rico.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
Associated Press
Dauntless
Martinique
San Juan de Porto Rico
Madrid
St. Thomas
Port-Au-Prince
Sampson
Porto Rico
Schley's fleet set to sail as New Orleans lags behind
Newport News May reports Commodore Schley’s flying squadron ready to depart Hampton Roads on Monday with Minneapolis coal up for full strength. New Orleans has not reached Cape Henry. Scorpion may seek her if she fails to show. Solace hospital ship arrives at Old Point Comfort. Dixie and St. Paul preparations noted amid hospital and defense work.
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New Orleans
Solace
Old Point
Newport News
Schley
Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
Schiey
Cape Henry
Folger
Minneapolis
Scorpion
Capes
Vesuvius
Navy Yard
Key West
Duncan
Key Wear
United States
Cula
Porto Rico
Polace
Cuban
Henry
St. Paul
Chespeake
Ohio
Nieman
Brooklyn
Yosemite
Howell
Norfolk
Porto Rico Rebellion Grows as Press Reports War Conditions
Rebel movements in Porto Rico intensify as armed volunteers surge toward thirty thousand. News from San Juan and coastal ports is disrupted by Spanish control and martial law while residents seek updates. Prices rise and fear spreads. foreign warships are reported near San Juan as authorities bolster interior forces.
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St. Thomas
Porto Rico
Befures
Tere
Revolutionary Party
San Juan de Porto Rito
Bypaln
France
San Juan
Japanese indemnity paid and China seeks withdrawal from Wei Hai Wei
The Chinese minister pressed the amount of the Japanese indemnity at The Bank of England in London. The draft nears £11,000,000 as the largest ever drawn upon the Dunk of England while Japan’s claim is settled and Japan may demand Japanese withdrawal from Wei Hai Wei.
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London
Jupan
Caine
Hina
Bread Riots Prompt Martial Law in Spain Towns
Riots in Madrid flare up amid bread scarcity and high prices. Martial law is proclaimed in Badajoz the province capital and in Alicante the port of Valencia as outbreaks renew in these towns and regions.
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Madrid
Badajove
Alicante
Valencia
Dewey Manila Plan of Action May Stir Philippine Question
Reports from Hong Kong describe Admiral Dewey weighing a temporary U S protectorate for the Philippines to avoid disturbing the current government. If Spain resists Washington may send troops to administer the islands and prevent insurgents from governing.
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H . Kong
United State
Hugh McCullost
Dewey
Greenwich
Manila
Washington
McCulloch
Mirs Bay
United States
Philippine
United Sites
Ban Francisen
Paris Arrangements Made for Austrian Ambassador Visit
London dispatch says Vienna instructed Count Dubsky to handle arrangements for the Austrian ambassador to visit Madrid. The move, aimed at protecting the queen regent and king, occurred without the queen’s knowledge.
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Paris
Austria
London
Madrid
Count Dubsky
Vienna
Injured at Manila Departed Navy Reports Several Officers Hurt
Navy department reports indicate several sailors were injured in the Manila engagement. Names listed include Lieutenant Frank W Kellogg Waterbury Conn Ensign Noble E B Irwin Greenfield Ill Michael J Bruddinger Chicago COXA GIT Robert L Thornton Chicago seaman Richard P Covert Milwaukee William O Keefe Newark N J Henry Heichardell Italian born seaman now American citizen Edward McNarove Tacoma Wash
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Washington
May
Meeraber Haltimore
Navy Department
Frank W. Kellogg
Waterbury
Conn
Noble EB. Irwin
Creenfield
Michael J. Bruddinger
Chicago
Robert Ll. Thortow
Chieno
Ape
Richard P. Covert
Milwaukee
Willum
Keefe
Seaman
Newark
N. J
Bario Hiechardell
Italy
Edward &cNarove
Ooxewain
Tacoma
Wash
University Students Gather for a Hrat Aaarder in the Provinces
University students in Madrid attend a local gathering amid excitement and chatter as a rumored event draws attention. Authorities report no incidents and describe the scene as a lively campus social in the province.
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Madrid
May
Mobilized Volunteer Army Forming Three Corps at Chickamauga
Official announcement states 1000 volunteers will be mobilized at Chickamauga National Park Georgia as soon as mustered into government service. Three corps will be commanded by Major General Fitzhugh Lee Joe Wheeler and James Wilton to organize the force.
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Chickamauga National Park
Spain Will Fight to a Finish
Madrid reports a cabinet decision to keep the ministry unchanged and to energetically push the campaign, especially in the Philippines Tolands. Sagasta consults the queen resent, while curfew measures move quickly to resolve pending issues. An Englishman Alwin Boyer was arrested at Cadiz on suspicion of spying and will be handed to the British consul. The man is said to be insane and will be sent to Oshpoltar.
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Madrid
Sagasta
Resent
Provences
Death claims three travelers in desert trek tale
Nd Moore and Joy Green report that three young men from California and Nevada died after a harsh journey from the Colorado desert toward Coyoth Wells. Discrepancies in witnesses' accounts, and no authorities’ conclusion yet, leave exact facts unresolved.
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Ban Dierws
Nd Moore
Joy B. Green
Low Angeles
Colorado Desert
Joseph Blaney
Backersfield
Fettead
Coyoth Wells
Moore
Thewn
Cingen
San Diesel Nine Dase Use
Yura
Men’s Desert Trek Ends in Death Near Jacumba
The party pushes toward Texas with one horse and limited water. At Cameron Like Stanley bleeds, then dies from exhaustion after a sand storm and long trek. Moore and Green say Stanley died and they buried him before reaching Jacumba and San Diego.
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Wageon
Buccards
Campo
Yuma
San Diego
Cameron
Stanley
Moore
Green
Coyote Wells
Lagunit Lake
Jacumba
Spanislie Spy Caught By Secret Service Men
Washington May 4 Secret Service men arrested George Downing English born naturalized American and former chief yeoman on the cruiser Brooklyn for suspected espionage. Wilkie declares belief in his guilt after a Toronto meeting with Lieutenant Cortana naval attaché of the Spanish minister Polo and Downing's post office letter to Lieutenant Carranga revealing warship details.
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Washington, May
Wilkie
Treasury Secret Service
George Downing
Downing
Brooklyn
Toronto
Cortana
Polo
Limebee
Fitzhugh Lee
Washington
Secret Service
Carranga
United States
England's Row With France Nearing Break in Talks
From the Sun London May 8 the Yanko Spanko war headlines loom as West African tensions drive fear of Britain France talks collapse. Lloyds Insurance staff demand as high as 1 percent war premium within two months up from 4 percent for a year. market calm suggests panic unlikely.
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the Sun
London
Great Britain
France
Lloyds
Lloyda
Wailoyds
Woodford Returns to Washington From Spain
General Stewart J. Woodford United States minister to Spain arrived in New York aboard La Touraine and departed for Washington. On board were U S legation attaches including George Brainford Bickles T H Bliss Kellogg and C J Dyer plus Shy Tng Hun Boo from the Chinese legation. A reception from Union Tongue club and Grand Army posts met him at quarantine and accompanied him to the city. Woodford declined interviews citing diplomatic service.
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Muay
Stewart J. Woodford
United States
Spain
la Touraine
Washington
la Touraine Alo
United Sates Legation
Madrid
George Brainford Bickles
Legation
T. H. Bliss
Kellogg
C. J. Dyer
Shy Tnng
Hun Boo
Union Tongue Club
U, 8
Grant Post
Grand Army For the Republic
Woodford
Woolford
Weert Flu May Bundled Dispatch About Cincinnati Injury
There is no foundation for Captain General Bianco's dispatch to Madrid regarding injury to the United States cruiser Cincinnati which has been lying here several days and nothing is wrong with her.
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Bianco
Madrid
United States
Cincinnati
Weather forecast for PennsylvaniaMonday warm south winds
For eastern Pennsylvania the day is expected to be generally fair with warmer conditions. Western areas will see high temperatures and variable winds becoming southerly later.
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Washington
Eastern Penneylvania
Western Penneylvania
Spanish Tensions Escalate as Warships Move
The Temeriario sails from Montevideo while New Orleans passes Cape Henry. Many Americans flee Tanzier amid rising Spanish sentiment. Seventeen Spanish vessels near Porto Rico foretell a Tuesday battle. Madrid provoked by Admiral Bermejo warns of cabinet crisis. San Juan governs ration for 40,000 troops. Morrill and Vicksburg confront a masked battery near Havana. British steamer Ethelrede reports a strange yellow smoke stack ship near Five Fathom Bank.
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Temerario
Montevideo
New Orleans
Cape Henry
Tanzier
Porto Rico
Madrid
Bermejo
San Juan
Morrill
Vicksburg
Havana
Ethelrede
Five Fathom Bank
World's Greatest Naval Engagement by Dewey at Manila Bay
The American fleet under Commodore Dewey destroyed the Spanish squadron at Manila Bay after a seven hour battle. Spanish ships were sunk or captured, Cavite defenses silenced, and US forces resumed operations with minimal damage. Dewey warned Governor General Augustin and coordinated with insurgents to avoid bloodshed while pursuing capitulation details.
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Dewey
Montejo
Manila Bay
Philippine Islands
Islinos
United States
Hugh McCulloch
Businera
Manila
Augusti
Staniards
Cavite
Baltimore
Dewry
Polinne
Newey
Philippine Fetandts
Buble Bay
Baltimore and Concord
Commere
Bay of
McCulloch
Correeldor
Baker Bay
Olympia
Epaniarda
MacCulloch
Nanshan
Seatire
Americana
Reina Christina
Castilla
Don Antonio de Ulloa
Isla de Cuba
Isla de Luzon
Mindanine
Christina
Antonio de Vion
USA
Alora
Ino
Petret
Concord
Spain
Baltingte
Fer
Maplitade
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