Spanish Torpedo Sinks Merrimac Near Santiago
A Port Au Prince dispatch reports the Merrimac, an American auxiliary cruiser, torpedoed while breaking the Santiago de Cuba defenses and sinking. An officer and six crew were captured as the city fears casualties. Spanish Cadiz fleet reportedly near West Indies to reinforce Cervera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago ‘de Cuba
Ameri‘can Squadron
Kingston
Associated Press
Port Antonio
Cadiz
West Indian
Cervera
Pelayo
Alfonso XIII
Sdad de Cadiz
Leon XIII
Buenos Ayres de Rapido
Tragic Death After Train Yard Accident in Walk Ohio
Henry Simmermacher son of prominent Chicago Junction merchant William Simmermacher dies in Baltimore and Ohio yards at Walk Ohio after hat blown off, he stoops to retrieve it and is struck by moving cars. Body badly mutilated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Simmermacher
William Mermacher
Chicago Junction
Baltimore and Ohio
Walk
Ohio
Simmermacher
Child injured in explosive prank blames playing blow up
A Shelbyville youth, Harry Taylor, procured gunpowder and used a cigar Hoox to create a 1¢ explosive. The blast badly damaged a child, who will likely lose sight in one eye. Taylor claimed he was playing blowing up the Spaniards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Taylor
Shelbyville
Winstorm Damage Hits Brainerd Area With Destruction
A violent windstorm battered Brainerd Minnesota with rain and hail causing extensive damage to homes and businesses. Across the city gusts uprooted trees wrecked fronts and toppled structures as residents assessed the aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winstorm
Brainerd
Ainerd
Minn
Petty
Dence
Local Murder Charge Hinted in Doylin County
fragmentary notice reports a black man charged with an attempted murder in Doylin County Louisiana. The worded item names Mrs B as the victim and notes the suspect identified as a freak in the report.
British correspondents detained by Spanish patrol
A Spanish patrol observed a boat close to shore and arrested six men who claimed to be British newspaper correspondents. The captors did not believe the story and the men were placed in prison awaiting further action.
Bellevue Woman Wins $1000 Verdict in Adair Law Suit
Mrs John Schrieber of Bellevue won a $1000 verdict in Huron County Common Pleas Court against Dangleisen Edwards Bellevue saloonists for selling her husband liquor after warning him was on the blacklist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County, O
Commour
German Journalist Makes His Escape
A dispatch from St. Thomas says German newsman Emerssohn escaped after arrest in Porto Rico and being declared a spy by the Alcalde of Caguas. He has reportedly reached Santa Cruz, the Danish island near here, in safety.
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St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Emerssohn
Porto Rico
Caguas
Santa Cruz
Rivalry Ends in Bloody Bowling Green Tragedy
Cass Wallis killed John A. Smith in Bowling Green Kentucky after both men pursued the same woman Mary Ida Heard. Wallis reportedly laughed at the deed saying the rival would have killed him if he did not stay away from Mary Ida Heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Smith
Bowling Green
Cass Wallis
Wallis
Mary Ida
Massing Rations at Jacksonville for Thirty Days
The War Department plans thirty days of rations for troops assembling at Jacksonville Florida under Maj. Gen. Lee. Officials will not disclose the number of soldiers or whether the force will remain in place for the full period.
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War Department
Jacksonville
Fla
Gen. Lee
Drowned Passengers After Lady Jane Grey Foundering
A Victoria B C special reports the schooner Lady Jane Grey foundered ninety miles west of Cape Flattery. Only twenty seven of sixty one passengers were saved. Survivors reached port aboard the schooner Mavourite and departed for Seattle aboard the Kingston.
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Victoria
B. C
Cape Flattery
Seattle
Kingston
Local Inventor Ends Life After Patent Dispute
Kalamazoo Michigan resident C. C. Packard prominent citizen and inventor of a patent camera shutter shot himself in the temple while temporarily insane. He claimed E. and H. T. Anthony & Co of New York cheated him out of the invention’s fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo, Mich
C. C. Packard
E. and
H. T. Anthony & Co
New York
Spanish troop ship Alfonso XIII captured off Cape Maysi
The Spanish troop ship Alfonso XIII carrying troops and coal was captured Monday off Cape Maysi by the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul. Captain Sigsbee commanded the St. Paul which fired seventeen shots before the ship surrendered. several shots took effect.
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Cape Maysi
St. Paul
Sigsbee
Child Crushed Between Fence Post and Wagon Dies
David Baughman three-year-old son of S. B. Baughman of Bradford Junction Ohio was crushed when a wagon of stone rolled against him as he ran to meet his father. He died an hour after the accident.
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David
S. B. Baughman
Bradford Junction
Ohio
Governor Mount Seeks Wallace for Army General Position
Indiana leaders including Governor Mount wired President McKinley urging General Lew Wallace be named as one of the five Major Generals approved under the new call. The effort mobilizes prominent state figures to influence military appointments.
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Governor Mount
Indiana
McKinley
Lew Wallace
Theosophical Society Moves HQ to Cincinnati
The Theosophical Society in America voted at its Grand Hotel convention in Cincinnati to relocate the headquarters from New York to Cincinnati.
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Theosophical Society
The
Theosophical Society In
America
Grand Hotel
Cincinnati
New York
Madrid Epoch Threatens Cable Cut Aimed at Yankees
The Madrid Epoch quotes a provocative editorial claiming if the Yankees sever Cuban and Porto Rican cables, Spain will retaliate by cutting all cables linking the United States with the world, signaling a harsh posturing in the global communication dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Yankees
Porto Rico
United States
Baltimore Not Damaged by Explosion Report
A Manila report claimed an internal explosion damaged the United States cruiser Baltimore, but the ship at Manila is unharmed and the allegation is untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
Manila
Oscar Straus Nominated Minister to Turkey
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Oscar Straus of New York to be Minister to Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Senate
Oscar
Straus
New York
Omaha Exposition Opens With Grandeur and Awe
Flags and patriotic streamers color the city as Gordon Wattles leads the exposition opening. The Marine Band plays while a large audience attends prayers and tours the lagoon lined with illuminated pillars. A vast military display was planned but postponed as troops are away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon W. Wattles
Marine Band of Washington
Dr. Samuels
St. Louis
Trans-Mississippi Exposition Opens at Omaha with Major Pageantry
The Trans Misssissippi and International Exposition at Omaha opens with a dedicatory ceremony led by President McKinley. A five mile civic parade, grand arches, statuary, and multiple pavilions showcase mining agriculture manufactures and electrical displays. In a tidbit, Gov. Stephens of Missouri offers Bryan a colonelcy. Bryan declines to stay with Nebraska troops.
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Omaha
McKinley
Washington
Federal Building
Columbia
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Monster
Apollo Club of
Chicago
Manufactures
E. Rosewater
America
W. J. Bryan
Gov. Stephens
Missouri
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Navy plans largest shipbuilding program start
Government begins preliminary work on a vast naval program. The naval board has agreed on key design features and will invite bids and award contracts to build three first class battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Board
War revenue bill advances with amendments and votes
The Senate moved the war revenue bill forward with key amendments and votes, including a Maryland amendment taxing large corporations and a German amendment on refining taxes. The House approved measures on a railroad bridge, naval emergency spending, and civil law codification for Alaska, while debates touched annexation secrecy and fourteenth amendment disabilities.
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Senate
Carter
Military Affairs Committee
Messrs. Teller
Colorado
Nelson
Minnesota
Cockrell
Missouri
Gorman
Maryland
Sheboygan
Wis
Fort Smith and Western Railroad
Internal Revenue Law
Aldrich
Vnva
House
Lake St. Francis
Lake City
Ark
Alaska
Secretary of the Treasury
Atlantic
Gulf
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Grosvenor
Ohio
Settle
Kentucky
Congress
Dem
Yeas
Striday
Butler
North Carolina
Army
Navy
War talk and naval notes from the Manila crisis
The piece riffs on American and Spanish actions in the Philippines with quips about Sagasta Weyler and McGinty. It notes US costs of about 105 million dollars and hints at Spain’s possible military fate and Germany's interests in Samoa and Cadiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampe
Cervera
Schley
Wyoming
Manila
Havana
Sagasta
France
Spain
Admiral McGinty
Manila Bay
Weyler
United States
Philippines
Germany
Samoa
Cadiz
Stars and Stripes
Lord of Misrule at English Court Spent Lavishly
The tradition traces the Lord of Misrule to Henry VIII and later periods. A wealthy nobleman led Christmas amusements, directing games and sports to keep the court entertained during holiday week. Essex, as Lord of Misrule, reportedly spent $15,000 in one season.
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Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Essex
Mystery Exchange and a Weighty Baby Fact Quiz
A short dialogue questions knowing a spouse before marriage with a wry reply about not knowing yet. A satirical piece on weight progress of a baby through growth to adulthood, estimating a voter’s future weight and a girl’s height at birthdays. The tone mixes humor with social commentary on aging and numbers.
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Santiago
Australia
New Guinea
Mombare
Porto
Clyde ‘Line
al Hunt
Charleston
Ham. Furguson
Holland
Columbus
Inventor
Papa
Indianapolis
Detroit
Toledo Wiktat
Milwaukee
Weaman
Pedro
Omaha Exposition
Toboggan
Dome OF Fine Ants
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Joseph Rings
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