Origins of the Schley Sampson dispute in the Spanish American War
The article traces the prewar naval build up and the May to July 1898 actions surrounding Admiral Sampson and Admiral Schley. It details the movement of squadrons, the key dispatches, and the debate over Schley's orders as the Spanish fleet emerged from Santiago. It notes the July 3 engagement and the tension in Washington over leadership and strategy.
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Sehley
Spain
Nive Department
New West Squadron
Vana
Addmiral Cervera
Ft Martinique
Windward Islands
Curacos
Key West
Ones
Washington
Santiago
Massachusetts
Iowa
New Orleans
Schley
Admiral Schley
Cervera
Sempson
Cérvera
Santiago Harbor
New York
Admiral Sampson
Siboney
Shafter
Indiana
Orouton
Texas
Brooklyn
Gloucester
Maria Teresa
Schley and Sampson Move to Blockade Spanish Fleet
The narrative describes Schley leading a squadron including the Brooklyn and Scorpion toward a Cuban port near Havana to block the Spanish squadron, with orders to confirm Cervera’s location at Cienfuegos or Santiago and to communicate with Washington. Weather and coal issues force reevaluation and towing of the Merrimac as the fleet directs toward Santiago.
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Sehley
Brooklsn
Texas
Massachusetts
Scorpion
Jenfeeres
Havana
Interes Is
Washington
Cervera
Cienfregos
Iowa
Castine
Merrimay
Nehiey
Santiags
Schley
Cienfubrgos
Selves
Sampson
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Key West
Tesas
Marblehead
Vixen
Brooklyn
Colec
Owlog
Cape Cruz
Yucatan
St. Paul
Yale
Minneapolis
Brooklyn and Lown Lead Early as Spanish Fleet Fights
The Brooklyn and the Lown were the first American vessels to engage the Spanish fleet. Brooklyn maneuvered a loop to fire on both sides and returned to parallel course as the Spaniards fled. Sedley’s later actions allegedly risked Texas, and Brooklyn suffered more hits and the only U.S. fatality. Schley congratulates Sampson on the victory while Spanish officers describe plans to concentrate fire and ram Brooklyn to break free.
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Brooklyn
Texas
Sedley
Sampson
Eulate
Vizcaya
Colon
Contreras
Gold Teeth Fashion Fades Says Walnut Street Dentist
A Philadelphia Record report quotes a Walnut Street dentist noting a decline in showing gold in teeth. He recalls practices where sound teeth were drilled for gold fillings and even gold caps used on non-medical occasions, including chorus girls.
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Walnut ‘Street
Philadelphia
Arizona farm counts and wealth rise in 1900 census
The census bulletin reports 5 80 farms in Arizona totaling 1 935 327 acres with 254 521 improved. Indians own 1 769 farms. Improved land rose to 162 percent wealth to 29 906 877 dollars. Irrigation and alfalfa dominate, with cattle and sheep numbers listed. An anecdote recalls Miss Mary Kingsley enduring heat during a lecture.
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Arizona
Vensus Bureau
Washington Star
A Womans Bitterness and the Tricks of Love
A fragmented venting piece compares a husband who avoids blame to a jealous fiancé and a wife who refuses a man. It suggests a cycle of misjudgment where men get fooled and women deceive themselves, ending with a cynical take on relationships.
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Sherself
Luck and fortune in a tale of hunger and scheme
A dialogue snippet contrasts need and opportunity as hunger drives a beggar to seek meals and a young philanthropist suggests writing a book to reveal the method and secure fame and fortune. The exchange hints at satire on self-help success.
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Boston Transcript
Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired feet
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder added to shoes to rest the feet and cure swollen sore flat callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores sample mailed Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allan
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Insurance Interview Has Bride-To-Be Applicant
A life insurance agent questions a healthy applicant who plans to marry next Wednesday. The dialogue centers on medical risk and the applicant’s willingness to undertake hazardous ventures as part of the policy evaluation.
Remit Dollar to Get Prepaid by Express Offer
Advertisement offer promising prepaid express shipment for sending one dollar. Claims two dollars of toilet paper and a fixture will be sent in return. Instructions direct readers to address Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Baird
Express
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Dorothy Explains Spelling Lesson From School
Dorothy explains how to spell cat with the tricky apostrophe as her mother questions its use. The child shrugs that only teachers get mad if you mispronounce or skip the mark.
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Dorothy
Cat
S. Mamma
Boston Herald
Cure for Consumption Fetched Praise by John F. Boyer
John F. Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana lauds Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds in a February 15 1900 testimonial.
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Trinity Springs
Ind
Senator Sorghum Speech Echoes Dictionary Quip
An offbeat exchange features Senator Sorghum referencing Daniel Webster and Noah in a quip about a dictionary and the ark. The remarks appear as a fractured line, suggesting a humorous or satirical moment with partial quotes.
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Sorghum
Daniel Webster
Noah
Senator Sorghum
Nosh
Bay Trooi Your Grocer Flashes Morning Cake Flour
Mrs. Austin's Cake Flour is praised for crisp mornings and quick readiness. The ad urges Bay trooi your grocer with a playful, old time tone suggesting the product is delicious and ready in moments.
Excusable. Edge and folly noted in terse rant
Fragmentary OCR text presents a terse remark on conduct described as excusable, referencing edge and thoughtlessness. The readable portion hints at a critique without clear context or identifiable individuals, places, or organizations.
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