Nebraska items highlight rail rate cut and fairs
A long Nebraska bulletin reports railroad rate cuts to Chicago for cattle hogs and sheep via Burlington, county fair funding talks in Douglas County, a Trans Miss Exposition prep, local incidents like a Beatrice factory fire and Shelton storm damage, and several local court and crime notes.
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Salem Chautauqua
McCook
Howard King
Tekamah
Sioux City
Tom Hartley
Julian
Holcomb
H. P. Groseback
Dundy
Dundy County
Prairies
Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Omaha
Kansas City
Santa Fe Railroad
A. W. Buchheit
Board of Examiners
Nebraska State Board of Pharmacy
Hastings
G. V. Esping
Bertrand
L. G. Flesher
Newman Grove
V. J. Kovarik
Crete
C. A. Leckliter
Lincoln
Mary D. Moore
Federal Grand Jury
Secret
Donnella
Douglas County Agricultural Society
Shelton
George Meisner
Beatrice Canning Factory
Haskell & Bosworth Commission Company
Haskell & Bosworth
Wreck injures Missouri Volunteer Regiment near Chickamauga
A Chattanooga Rome and Southern Railway crash between Chattanooga and the Chickamauga volunteer camp killed one man and fatally injured two others from the First Missouri Volunteer Infantry. Engineer W C Wheeler and fireman arrested. horses and officers’ cars wrecked. Colonel Batdorf coordinates relief and care.
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Cuattanooca
Tenn
Chattanooga, Rome & Southern
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
Missouri Volunteer Infantry
George Walker
Alfred M. Lane
Harvard Balaski
E. R. Richards
Company II
Missouri
Park
Rome & Southern
Rossville
W.C. Wheeler
Wills
Edwin Batdorf
John Jacob Astor
New York
First
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
Illinois Central Railroad
Spanish Fleet Sailed From Santiago After Arrival
Valencia dispatches report the Spanish squadron under Admiral Cervera arrived safely at Santiago de Cuba. Madrid officials see no immediate danger of attack in the bay and expect Cervera to sail again before American ships can block him. Public opinion urges sending the reserve squadron with troops to Manila to counter Dewey and lift the Manila blockade.
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Manila
Admiral Dewey
Cavite
Dewey
Cuba
Boy Spy Garcia Discharged After Tampa Inquiry
In Tampa on May 23 General Shafter ordered the honorably discharge of Garcia son of a Tampa cigar maker after a thorough investigation into charges of being a Spanish spy.
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Tampa
Fla
Young Garcia
Shafter
Prince Henry Will Not Go to Manila
BERL May 23 The German foreign office says Prince Henry of Prussia now in China has no present intention to travel to Manila.
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Prince Henry
Manila
Berl
Foreign Office
Prince Henry of
Prussia
China
Madrid View Of It The Ineffectiveness Of The Blockade
Madrid correspondent notes Admiral Cervera’s dispatch shows the American plan aimed to control the sea. Cervera’s escape exposes Cuba blockade as nominal while he evades two fleets and leaves the Atlantic to four cruisers and a few destroyers. Torpedo boats flee Cape Verde to Canaries with lighted precautions. Ariete damaged and towed. transports move smaller boats of rival ships.
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Lennon
Madrid
The
Daily News
Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Minister of Marine
Lord Nelson
West Indies
Trafalgar
America
Azor
Rayo
Ariete
Cape Verde Islands
Canaries
Ciudad de Cadiz
Vizcaya
Almirante Oquendo
Cristobal Colon
Infanta Maria Teresa
Circumstantial Cabinet Named in Spain Crisis
In Madrid on May 23 the full cabinet appeared in the senate under the nickname Circumstantial cabinet. Premier Sagasta said the new Ministry would continue the former policy and pursue an honorable peace, noting Spain’s war response after American aggression and ongoing negotiations with European states. He said foreign affairs were delayed as Leon y Castillo remained in Paris for important negotiations.
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Senate
Senor Sagasta
Spain
America
Senor Leon Y Castillo
Paris
Lee Leaves Washington for Florida to Command Seventh Army Corps
Major General Fitzhugh Lee sails from Washington to Richmond and then to Tampa to take command of the mobilizing Seventh Army Corps. Aides Algernon Sartoris and Carlos Carbonel will join him at Tampa, with his son Fitzhugh Lee Jr. accompanying from Richmond.
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Lee
Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Seventh Army Corps
Tampa
Richmond
Florida
Algernon Sartoris
Carlos Carbonel
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Nebraska Volunteers Arrive in Chicago En Route to Chickamaug
Two companies and the Second battalion of the First Nebraska United States volunteers totaling 335 men arrived in Chicago from Lincoln by Rock Island line. They departed for Cincinnati to transfer to Queen and Crescent and continue to Chickamauga.
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Chicago
Nebraska United States Volunteers
Lincoln
Nebraska
Rock Island
Monon
Cincinnati
Queen and Crescent Road
Chickamaugs
French government to curb Cadiz squadron in Newfoundland waters
The French government plans to block the Cadiz squadron from coaling in Newfoundland waters and will send the revenue cutter Fiona to patrol the south coast and report any strange shipping. Warships are preparing to visit the area.
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St. Joan’s
N. F
Newfoundland
Fiona
Lost With All on Board Off Miquelon Island
The French barkentine Denne sailing from Sydney to St Pierre with coal has been lost with all hands off Point Platee Miquelon islands. Rescue and search operations are underway near the scene of the disaster.
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St. Joans
N. F
Denne
Sydney
St. Pierre
Point Plattee
Miquelon Islands
Terror Still at Martinique
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror and the hospital ship Alicante remain at Fort de France in Martinique on May 23.
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Pienas
Martinique
Terror
Alicante
Fort de France
Kansas City Markets Report for Grains and Live Stock
The Kansas City market shows nominal firmness in grains with mixed wheat grades around 1.14 to 1.25 dollars and corn near 1.92 dollars for white corn and 1.33 for mixed. Cattle numbers include 4 27 receipts and 2,490 cattle with calves and steers, while hogs show 5,770 receipts and 994 shipped as the market rises to 10 to 25 cents above yesterday's close.
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Kansas City
British Expert Sees Cervera at Strategic Disadvantage
London expert Vice Admiral Philip Howard Colburn argues Cervera’s Santiago maneuver risks failure and jeopardizes Spain’s position as Sampson concentrates blockading forces. Paris papers increasingly praise American strategy while criticizing Spain and even snubbing American women.
Enemys Loss at Cardenas Reported by Key West Tug
The tug Leyden under Ensign W S Crossley picked up five Cubans from an open boat near Cay Pie dras light. One man Ernest Castro carried dispatches from General Gomez to General Miles and went to Tampa. Cuban survivors provided details on Cardenas battle, noting no Spanish gunboats remain and Winslow's torpedo boat losses. The Leyden landed insurgents again last night without shore trouble after a six day wait at sea.
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Key West
Fla
W. S. Crossley
Cay Piedras
Ernest Castro
Gomez
Miles
Cay Blanco
Castro
Tampa
Cardenas
Winslow
Wilmington
Leyden
They Are Spartans in Spain: Quiet Amid War and Famine
Madrid reports perfect tranquility despite looming famine and ruined trade. An official Havana dispatch notes several American warships off the bay, remaining at a distance. A Havana dispatch adds that two American ships shelled Guantanamo yesterday without damage.
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Mapriv
Spain
Havana
Guantanamo
Tampa to Honor the Queen on Victoria's Birthday
Tampa Florida May 23 An English warship is due to arrive in Tampa harbor May 24 the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birthday and a banquet will honor the event with many military and naval officers in attendance.
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Tampa
Fla
Tampa Harbor
Italian Warships Expected at Danish West Indies Port
The Dutch cruiser Ariesland arrived at St. Thomas from the Azores. Reports say five Italian warships will rendezvous here at the end of the present month.
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St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Ariesland
Azore Islands
McCoy Edges Ruhlin in Twenty Round Fight at Syracuse
Kid McCoy defeated Gus Ruhlin in a twenty round decision at the Alhambra, Syracuse, with about 3000 in attendance. Ruhlin absorbed heavy punishment and McCoy hinted at future bouts with Goddard and Choynski. Referee was George Siler. Corbett offered a challenge which McCoy declined.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Kid McCoy
Gus Roblin
Cleveland
McCoy
Alhambra
Rublin
Goddard
Choynski
Ruhlin
Billy Madden
George Siler
Chicago
Jim Corbett
Cyclone Destroys Homes Near Severy Kansas
A cyclone formed west of Severy on May 23 and moved northeast destroying J. W. Mitchell’s house two miles northeast, seriously injuring him while his wife and baby were fatally hurt. The Day family escaped as their nearby house was demolished. Ben Mitchell’s seven miles northeast home was also reported destroyed and burned.
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Ssevery
Kan
Severy
Mr. Day
J. W. Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Ben Mitchell
Invasion of Cuba Believed Underway from Key West
Washington May 23 reports indicate the United States regulars are en route to Cuba. Censor bars news of Tampa and Key West movements while other sources confirm troop movements toward the island.
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Washreton
Cuba
Tampa
Key West
United States
Supplemental Army Estimates Sent To Congress
Secretary Alger transmitted to Congress supplemental appropriations totaling 88 million 638 thousand 840 dollars for the War Department. The funds cover support for the regular and volunteer armies for the next six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, in addition to prior appropriations from March 15 and May 4, 1898.
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Washington
Alger
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
War Department
United States
Gomez Reinforcements Move Toward Havana Frontier
A Port au Prince dispatch reports General Gomez with 15 000 insurgents advancing on Havana. His advance guard led by Quentin Bandera reportedly skirmished with and drove off 800 Spanish troops. Santiago de Cuba faces 5 000 insurgents under General Garcia.
Budd Wins the Star Championship Cup
Charles W. Budd of Des Moines Iowa led a field of nearly seventy contestants at the Star championship cup event in Kansas City Missouri. He was the only entrant to kill every bird and will today contend with past holders to claim permanent possession of the cup.
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Kansas
Ocity
Charles W. Budd
Des Moines
Iowa
Spain’s Argonauta Seized Vessel Yields Ammunition Cache
Over forty cases of ammunition were found aboard the Spanish steamer Argonauta captured in the war's early days. On board was Lieutenant Colonel Cortijo commander Weyler’s brother in law, later captured with other Spanish soldiers now held at Fort McPherson.
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Spain
Key West
Fls
Cortijo
Weyler
Fort McPherson
Kansas Troops Arrive in San Francisco Camping Ground
Kansas volunteers greet the Nebraska unit as the third battalion arrives in San Francisco. The first and second Kansas detachments march from the ferry around seven o'clock and receive an enthusiastic reception.
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Kansas
San Francisco
Nebraska
Patriotic Women Boycott French Goods in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on May 23 patriotic sentiment drives leading women to refuse goods of French manufacture. Merchants report it advantageous to remove French labels where possible.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Senor Polo Leaves Canada for Home
Senor Polo y Bernabe and his party boarded the Dominion line steamship Dominion at a late hour and set sail early today. He refused to speak with reporters.
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Montreal
Senor Polo Y Bernabe
Dominion Line
Dominion
Senor
Palmer Says Spanish Navy Lacks Formidable Strength
Thomas W. Palmer ex minister to Spain states in an interview that Spain's navy is not formidable and criticizes Cadiz fortifications. He believes Admiral Cervera's squadron cannot match Sampson and Schley. He noted that four thirteen inch shells would fully shatter Cadiz defenses.
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Cerveri
Mich
Thomas W. Palmer
Spain
al Formidable
Palmer
Cervera
Sampson
Schley
Cadiz
Nicotine Misconceptions About Tobacco Tar Says Virginia Chemist
J W Mallet of the University of Virginia contends in Scientific American that brown oily matter seen in tobacco smoke is tar, not nicotine. He explains pure nicotine is colorless and degrades on exposure, and most cigars tested are made from high quality light yellow tobacco with harmless fiber wrappers, free of adulterants.
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J. W. Mallet
University of Virginia
Scientific American
Melsens
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
Alls fair in war says history on Napoleon and battles
The account notes Napoleon ordering artillery to strike officers at Dresden in 1918 and Moréau dying. It recalls a Waterloo episode where a British artillery colonel asked to target Napoleon and his generals, but Wellington refused saying generals-in-chief have other duties.
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Napoleon
Dresden
Moreau
Bat ‘Tery
Wellington
Iron Duke
The Adjective Overload in Modern Prose
A Longman’s Magazine writer argues adjectives clog prose and poetry, weakening nouns. Excessive styling dulls impact as critics praise restraint, citing a French review of Pierre Loti where minimal adjectives make simple terms stand out.
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Longman
Magasine
Delilah
Sex
Pierre Loti
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Harrisburg
Silders
Chickamauga Parks
Boy Spy
Gervera
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Santiago
New York World
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Petite Republique
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Atlantic
France
Henry Fouquier
Dixneuvieme Siecle
M’coy
Roblin
Cyclone
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