San Juan Surrenders After Sampson Bombardment
Special to the Evening Sentinel from St Louis May 13 reports Rear Admiral Sampson bombarded San Juan Porto Rico yesterday. San Juan surrendered after a tremendous barrage. Casualties cited include one sailor killed and seven injured aboard the flagship New York. Schley's Flying Squadron may join Sampson. The Havana dispatch says 900 Spaniards were killed in a battle with insurgents. President McKinley plans 5000 troops to Porto Rico. Dead sailors lie in Key West as crews view comrades killed in action.
Dewey News Sparks Philippine Action Doubts Amid Anarchy
Reports from Hong Kong and Barcelona claim the Philippines descend into anarchy with Dewey unable to restore order. A Washington dispatch notes the president and Secretary Alger authorize 12 000 troops for the Philippines while Dewey reports minimal gains and ship transfers from sunken Spanish vessels.
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Battery A Ordered to Chickamauga From Jefferson Barracks
Light Battery A of the First Missouri Volunteers at Jefferson Barracks St. Louis was ordered to Chickamauga this afternoon and will depart tonight.
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Chickamauga
Trust in God Bible Gift To Missouri Volunteers
The tenth company of the Fifth regiment Missouri volunteers from Mexico and Audrain county was ordered to St. Louis tonight. Before departure, Christian residents of the city presented each man a Bible inscribed Trust in God and keep your Powder Dry.
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Fifth Regiment
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Audrain County
St. Louis
Hungry wolves blamed for livestock losses in Lake Creek
B. B. Brereton returned after a southern county trip and reports farmers in Lake Creek township suffer losses to wolves. They discuss organizing a large wolf hunt to rid the community of the pests.
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B. B. Brereton
Lake Creek Township
Soldiers delayed departure from Jefferson Barracks
A Seda lia boy’s friends may visit in St Louis tonight and tomorrow as the First and Second regiments delay leaving Jefferson Barracks until next week. The report comes from a Sentinel reporter via a returning gentleman from St Louis.
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Jefferson Barracks
Sedalia
Front
Coal and supplies offered by Whipple for Rich Hill area
The notice advertises cheap coal options including Whipple for Rich Hill Nat Lexington Whipple and other soft coal grades plus Scranton anthracite and seasoned wood. It also lists feed sewer pipe vitrified building and fire brick. Yard 813 to 819 E Third St and downtown office 225 Ohio. Phone 43.
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Sampson Bombards San Juan as U S Fleet Attacks Fort
May 12 Port au Prince reports Rear Admiral Sampson with nine warships bombarded San Juan de Porto Rico. The Iowa fired first, Indiana joined, Morro Fort was silenced and reduced to ruins amid a rapid naval bombardment.
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Morro
Krupp Guns Displayed At Capital City Stronghold
The capital fortress shows several Krupp medium caliber guns mounted on high walls with many obsolete cannons. Martial law is in effect due to anticipated insurgent attacks, and the city suffers food shortages while political prisoners fill the prisons.
Five Die After Cardenas Harbor Fight Aboard the Winslow
Five sailors including Ensign W. Bagley die after the torpedo boat Winslow is attacked in Cardenas harbor. The Hudson tows the damaged Winslow to Pedras Island and then to Key West after a brutal exchange with Spanish gunboats and shore batteries.
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Ensien W. Bagley
Winslow
Cardenas Harbor
Hudson
Associated Press
Wilmington
Cardenas
Spanish steamer Rita captured as Yale siege unfolds
Thousands seek refuge inland on the island during bombardment while Admiral Sempson commands a squadron including the New York Indiana Iowa Detroit and Montgomery with Porter Wampatuck Niagara as the port defenses at San Juan Porto Rico. The city is a walled promontory harbored by reefs and has about 24 000 inhabitants.
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New York
Puritan
Terror
Indiana
Iowa
Detroit
Montgomery
Porter
Niagara
San Juan
Porto Rico
Four Spanish warships guard harbor in long watch
Four Spanish men of war Infanta Isabel Indio Criollo and Ponce de Leon have been docked in the harbor for a month. Harrison Stevens of Sedalia advertises extra carriages for balls and weddings. Tele phone 167 for carriage service free of tobacco odor. The Boston Store at 506 Ohio Street offers kid gloves at 75¢ 98¢ and $1.19 a pair.
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Indio
Criollo
Ponce de Leon
Harrison & Stevens
Sedalia
Boston
Ohio Street
Jake Williams Released After Seven Day Jail Term
Jake Williams was released today after a seven day jail sentence for fighting. The item also mentions the One Minute Cough Cure, claimed to cure as its purpose.
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Jake Williams
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