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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1898
Page
7
Captain Lloyd of the British steamer Arkadia, just arrived from San Juan Porto Rico, says twenty men were killed by American guns during the bombardment. He describes shelling at the hotel Inglesierra and other scenes, noting unexploded shells and mementos kept by Spanish locals.
San Francisco May 23. The First Infantry at the Presidio plans to break camp and move to the City of Pekin. Troops will depart Tuesday after arranging quarters and loading ammunition. The steamer is to move out into the stream Sunday night under laws against moving ammunition at a wharf.
Mrs Emma Vaughn of Atchison admits she violated postal laws by sending saucy letters to Mrs Sloane of Kansas City and will appear in Leavenworth for a hearing before a United States commissioner H Bone assistant U S district attorney will meet her there
They Would Go to Manila. Colonel Russell B. Harrison filed a petition with the War Department asking the One Hundred Fifty-ninth Indiana regiment be sent to the Philippines. Senator Teller has presented Colorado infantry’s request to accompany General Merritt.
At the Missouri G. A. R. encampment in Cart Haux on May 23 officers were elected. Commander A. G. Pettergon of St. Louis, senior vice commander Comrade Henry of Kansas City, junior vice commander Captain Tuttle of Carthage, and chaplain the Rev. Mr. Ferrell of Tina were named.
Lieutenant Rufus E. Longan and assistants of the Eleventh United States Infantry finished recruiting at Szpaura Mo after enlisting sixty men. The final batch departed for Fort McPherson Ga last night. Longan proceeds to Warrensburg today.
The Madrid correspondent for the Daily Mail reports Lieutenant General Correa minister of war says nothing definite has been decided about the Philippines expedition and the government will be guided by circumstances. May 23.
From Havana via Vera Cruz sources report Spanish officers claim coastal lines held and large force needed to reduce Mantanzas. Censorship tightens, mail and letters banned, rumors of battles circulate as Spanish and American fleets near Cavite Manila and the coast watch intensifies.
Spanish auxiliary cruiser Montserrat arrived from Cienfuegos to Corrunna amid large crowds and ovations. Crew welcomed ashore, captain denied dispatches, locals claim mission concealed. Montserrat to Ferrol or Cadiz for armament. Report claims landing of 3,000,000,000 soldiers and vast weaponry in Cuba.
Jefferson Barracks Mo May 23 The Third regiment has been ordered to Dunn Loring Virginia a rendezvous for volunteer troops near Washington Hopes for orders to Manila were nourished by Colonel Gross and the regiment
Monroe Alabama May 23 reports say forced marches with two day intervals by four infantry regiments have been stopped. Surgeons warned troops from Northern and Western states are not acclimated and would suffer in the heat. Officers also leaving to report for volunteer regiments across the country.
Key West on May 23 reports Spain using decoy hulls loaded with dynamite to lure American ships into ramming them. Several fake torpedo-hull craft were sent from the harbor in darkness as part of a new tactic. Manni notes Havana dispatch claims rebels back Spain and unite with Spaniards to defeat Americans.
Dick Aylmer confronts a troubling letter from Lord Aylmer while Dorothy clings to their life in Palace Mansions. Aylmer’s savage plans loom as Dick weighs India and vows to stay with his wife, but an alarming health update from Lady Aylmer unsettles them and foreshadows upheaval.
A Detroit Free Press account recalls a fast train engineer describing a fatal moonlit night when he struck a scarecrow on the track. He recalls stopping too late and the eerie aftermath including a hat, coat sleeve, and a single shoe found at the scene.
A Torrington man who trained as an expert hypnotist fainted during a dentist’s tooth extraction and woke only when the dentist counted to five.
Emma Rybolt of Milford Indiana fell ill in 1800 with nervous prostration and muscle twitching. After doctors and many months she improved only after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, losing 28 pounds but later regaining health and weight. The note, sworn by Notary Catzo Baxen in 1897, claims the pills cured her and promote the remedy for blood conditions and paralysis.
A fragmented note lists various patent cures and odd claims. Mentions Catarrh Cure price 750, Cascinets Candy Cathartic 100, and J R Madison in Chicago. Claims about hairpins output and inquiries into social mishaps appear amid miscellaneous 19th century advertisement chatter.
The American Journal of Education argues the work deserves the name The Standard Dictionary of the English Language. An advertisement offers the dictionary in installments after a small down payment. The page also notes sensational items from royalty lists to a West Virginia shooting report.
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