War department plans 40000 new troops for Cuba invasion
The war department intends to augment the regular service by 40,000 men as the immediate plan. Secretary Alger favors using national guardsmen first and prefers Atlanta as a concentration point with $7,000 set aside for water and facilities. Key West and Chickamauga will host units as dispatches proceed.
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Washington
War Department
Alger
Cuba
Graham
Department of the Gulf
Atlanta
New Orleans
Tampa
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Key West
Chickamauga
Wisconsin National Guard Expected to be Called Into Federal Service
Telegraphic reports from Washington indicate the national guard units of central states will be mobilized for war early this week. Wisconsin may place Captain Charles King in command as brigadier general while mobilization proceeds. The Wisconsin guard totals 2,667 personnel across four infantry regiments, one light artillery battery, and one cavalry troop, with units in Milwaukee.
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Madison
Wis
Washington
Central States
Charles King
Wisconsin National Guard
National Guard
War Department
Gulf and Coast States
Milwaukee
Priest Burned at the Altar St Malachi Church Fire
Two priests were burned while celebrating mass at St. Malachi's Brooklyn on Saturday. Candles toppled from the side altar setting vestments aflame. Father Comiskey and Father Ward were injured as Sisters Editha and Dominica aided in removing the robes. A panic among 600 children and attendees followed, but no serious injuries to the youngsters were reported.
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New York
St. Malachi’s
Brooklyn
Thomas Comiskey
N. Ward
Father Comiskey
Father Ward
Editha
Dominica
British Clipper Glendoon Loses Five Runaway Apprentices
New York reports the British clipper Glendoon cleared Yokohama on Thursday but cannot depart until Captain Morrison replaces five apprentice crew members who deserted with a boat. The runaways, seeking combat options, left while the vessel rode at Tompkinsville.
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New York
Glendoon
Yokohama
Morrison
Horst Tompkinsville
General Lee Heads North to Advise on Cuba Probabilities
General Lee traveled to Washington to share his assessment of Cuba prospects for the next fortnight. The move signals early limits on reopening American consulates in Cuba, and Lee aims to augment the Sampson inquiry with independent clues about the Maine explosion. He believes Weyler’s January letter asserting Havana harbor defense may be genuine and that a lone fanatic could not have fixed the mine. The consul general’s Madrid-based role may be echoed in future Cuban case details.
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Cuba
New York
Tribune
Key West
Lee
Washington
Springer
Barker
Sagua
Tee
Ale
Sampson
Spain
Maine
Havana Harbor
Weyler
Havana
Court of Inquiry
Hot Time in Porto Rico Sparks U S Consul Flight
San Juan de Puerto Rico erupts in violence as Weylerist rule prompts mass exodus. U S Consul Haynes relocates to safety aboard a British steamer Virginian with other American residents. Riots intensify in Ponce Aguadilla Cayey Vegabaya amid alleged election fraud and military dominance at polls.
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New York
Ierald
St. Thomas
San Juan de Luceto Rico
United States
SL C. Haynes
Denmark
Marne
Virginius
Puerto Rico
Ponce
Aguadilla
Cayey
Vegabaya
Spain
Sioux Indians Offer to Raise Regiments for Spain War
Indian Inspector McLaughlin reports Crow Dog the Sioux chief at Rosebud agency offered to raise a regiment of young bucks for service in case of war with Spain. He calls Siouxs regular troops, strong riders, expert with rifles, enduring in any weather, capable of scouting and extended fighting. He estimates at least 1000 willing men.
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St. Paul, Minn
McLaughlin
Crow Dog
Rosebud
Spain
Sioux Agency
Naval Reserves Parade at Chicago Board of Trade
Sixteen members of the Chicago naval reserve in full uniform marched onto the floor of the Board of Trade led by General John McNulta president of the Naval Reserve association creating widespread enthusiasm.
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Chicago
Chicago Naval Reserve
John McNulta
Naval Reserve Association
Board of Trade
Be a Gentle-Man Says James Pequignot Poem
A poem from the San Antonio Express catalogs many kinds of man from seaman to statesman and ends with a plea to be gentle. The caller notes a child’s wonder and a gentle closing exhortation.
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James JL. Pequignot
The
San Antonio Express
Public telephone access in Chicago police stations proposed
A public telephone plan aims to place a phone in every Chicago police station to speed emergency calls. The move could reduce delays in contacting officers. A New York Christian Scientist died by suicide amid poor health.
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Chicago
New York
Gent Longer No More After Golf, Say Kansas Clerics
Several Kansas City religious observers note that the term Gent no longer carries the old weight since golf gained popularity, reflecting shifts in social language.
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Kansas City
The Voviferous Blue Jay in Our Groves
A New York Tribune description of the blue jay as a permanent resident, its size, plumage, and crest, with notes on its behavior, diet, nest protection by humans, and the jay’s temperament, intelligence, and keeping as a pet.
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New York Tribune
Itis
Jay
Thoreau
Wilson
Stranger at the Door in a Winter Storm
A Pall Mall Gazette poem recalls a stormy night when a bare stranger seeks shelter. The home’s warmth contrasts with wind and sleet as the visitor arrives, later lying dead, and the speaker pledges eternal closeness to a cherished child.
Simple remedy cures inflammatory rheumatism say Canton woman
Mrs. George L. Rogers of West Main Street Canton New York says she suffered thirteen years from inflammatory rheumatism and related illnesses. After trying many doctors and remedies she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and improved after the first box, finishing thirteen boxes with restored appetite energy and church attendance.
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St. Lawrence Plaindwater
Canton
N.Y
George L. Rogers
West Main Street
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Methodist Church
With Poet's Dyes and the Spring Visit
A fragmentary verse sketch portrays the poet aided by wood gods granting freedom and moonlit bonds. It envisions Spring’s showers and a quiet bath in moonlit air while nature, sparrows, and April birds signal the year’s awakening. The piece names Emerson Musketaquid as a likely influence or reference.
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Moon
Planets
Emerson
A Long Look Ahead and Odd Historical Notes
Politicians weigh possibilities for the next presidential election as papers fill with predictions. A mention of Elostetter's Stomach Bitters promises health for bilious, rheumatic, or nervous conditions. The year 1829 is cited as a dark year when accordions were invented.
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Elostetter
Cure a Cold in One Day Promotes Lazative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement touts Lazative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. It also cites Prof. Dolbear on brain nourishment and quotes testimonials for Piso’s Cure for Consumption and two elderly readers praising health improvements.
Alabastine versus Kalsomines Keep Walls Durable and Sanitary
The article contrasts Alabastine as a durable coating that hardens with age and allows easy recoating, against kalsomines that decay when exposed to air and moisture. It warns against unsanitary wall coverings that harbor vermin and germs and touts the benefits of a pure, porous Alabastine finish free of old layers.
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Porto Rico
Hanna
St. Chomuts
Old Crow Dog
Young Bucks
Board of ‘Trade
Hood
America
David H. Murphy
Newark, J
Candy Cathartic
Blerling Remedy Company
Montreal
A. J. Tower
Boston
Mass
LAA
von Enon
Felix LE Brun
I Genuine
Fr. W. Franz
West Third Street
Sioux City
Seo-Man
Foe-Man
Highway-Man
Seeds-Man
Beads-Man
Helms-Man
Sioux City Printing CO
Vita Nuova
Pall Mall Gazette
Prof. Dolbear
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
North Carolina
Hugh
Hector McLean
Hugh and
Hector
Walter Baker
Dorchester
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Bole Atituca
Camden
Mead Cyolt CO
Chubinger Bros
Keokuk
Owa
New Haven
Conn
Waar
Atylea
Surreya
CIA
Surrey Harness
Sarge
Surrey
Elkhart
Sapolio
Binghamton N. Y
O. U.B
Jensions
John W. Morris
Washington, OG
Eusion Bursau
Taduns
Sinew
Decker&Co
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Lettera
Alabastine Co
Foggiste
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