Manila Bay battle judged a remarkable naval clash
The Manila Bay engagement of May 1 pitted the United States against Spain and demonstrated American naval prowess. The piece notes the Spaniards failed to hit American ships despite modern Krupp and Armstrong guns, while Dewey’s fleet fired with precision at a distance. It argues discipline, skill, and corruption influence, and asserts US naval leadership proved capable of building and fighting modern warships.
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Manila
United States
Manila Bay
Philippine Islands
Admiral Dewey
Ioas
Guunner
Krupp
Armstrong
Wontoria
Ma, may I go out to play in court case dismissal
An antiquated St. Louis court case was dismissed because everyone connected with it is now dead. The exchange echoes a rambling family scene about permission and quiet contrasting with a historic legal note.
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St. Louis
Des Moines Postoffice Receipts Signal City Prosperity
Des Moines sees May postoffice receipts rise 23 1 2 percent from last year, the largest gain in Postmaster Munter's era, reflecting broad city growth and prosperity. W A Graham to helm new Sixth Ave and State St branch, boosting mail collection and distribution. Cedar Falls cadet dies after rifle accident during cemetery salute, with officials blaming gross carelessness. Hawk's death follows blank cartridge use and a near-miss for others.
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Des Moines
Munter
W. A. Graham
Sixth Avenue
State Street
United States
Cedar Falls
Guy Trank
Dinwiddie
Hawk
Vandervaart
Ccadet
Embezzlement charge hits railway clerk in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids reports L P Temple a railway postal clerk with about three years service, previously on the Cedar Rapids to Sioux Falls run, arrested on embezzlement charges for taking loose merchandise from mails. He is held to the federal grand jury in 500 dollars bond. Also noted Jep Usher held on desertion charges, under a new law now indictable. Boone reports city attempt to curb steps sitting ends with four youths jailed briefly amid crowd protests. Des Moines notes Captain Banks’s colored infantry company accepted by War Department, 100 men strong. Dubuque appoints Joe Morgan postmaster with Herman Ternes as deputy. Webster City item appears truncated.
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Cedar Rapids
L. P. Temple
Here
Sioux Falls
Jep Usher
Des Moines
Banks
Hull
Secretary of War
British steamer reports Spanish fleet at Curacao
The British steamer Laughton arrived from Curacao and Laguayra bringing Captain Hodgson’s briefing on the Spanish fleet. Photographs of the Viscaya and Infanta Maria Teresa were shown as both ships sat near Curacao. Hodgson described foul hulls and hulls high out of water from coal shortages and sailors on short allowance, with harbor boatmen doubting near-term speed.
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New York
Laughton
Curacoa
Laguayra
Hodgson
Viscaya
Infanta Maria ‘Teresa
Cadiz fleet hunt widens as St Louis searches west
Washington dispatches detail Spain's Cadiz squadron fears and the auxiliary cruiser St Louis sent to locate its whereabouts. Officials cite ships including Pelayo and Carlos V with new armored cruisers under construction, while Yale and Harvard may shift stations west of the Windward Islands to watch for reinforcements. The plan aims to prevent Cervera's fleet from gaining sea superiority.
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St. Louis
Washington
Spain
Cadiz
Yale
Harvard
Santiago de Cuba
Winward Islands
Pelayo
Carlos V
Alfonzo MP
G. L. Dyer
United States
Madrid
Cardinal Cisneros
Catalina
Princess de Asturias
Pedro d'Argona
Dona de Molina
Marques de la Victoria
Don Alvaro de Bazan
Cervera
Admiral Cervera
McKinley Holds Talks With Senators Amid War Talk
President McKinley met with senators and representatives in a busy morning of conferences. Adjutant General Corbin discussed army appointments, while Cannon and others reviewed funds for the deficiency bill, with estimates for the second volunteer call placed between 40 and 50 million dollars. Lodge Foraker Lindsay and Hanya urged swift annexation of Hawaii.
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Washington
McKinley
Corbin
Hager and Dolliver
Iowa
Judge Story
Creamfield
Newlands
Nevada
Cannon
Illinois
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
House
Senate
Lodge
Foraker
Lindsay
Hanya
Hawaii
Wipe out the whole family murder case shocks London
London reports a grim crime in June as Frederick Hall of Burslem Staffordshire kills family members in a morning attack. Police investigations begin as details emerge of the suspect and the motive.
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London
Frederick Hall
Burslem
Staffords
Ex Gov Carpenter Dies A Fort Dodge Legend
Cyrus C Carpenter longtime Iowa figure dies at his Fort Dodge home after a two week illness attributed to kidney trouble. Born in Hanford Pa he held posts from state land office to governor to congress and postmaster amid wartime service and Republican influence.
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Fort Dodge
Cyrus C. Carpenter
Hanford
Susquehanna County
Jie
Government Land Office
Humbolt County
Iowa
Des Moines
Ile
Rosecrans
Dodge
Logan
State Land Office
Washington
Grant
Flo
Congress
Harrison
Carpenter
June 1 meeting program for Corn Belt editorial assoc
The Corn Belt editorial association plans a two day meeting in Sheldon on Thursday June 16 and Friday June 17 at the Opera House. Papers include Make Ready Soliciting Business and Paid Up vs Delinquent Subscribers with discussions, committee appointments, mayor's welcome, and lectures from editors of several newspapers. A Friday banquet closes the gathering.
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Corn Belt Editorial Association
Sheldon
Opera House
Make Ready
W. J. Bloom
Sutherland Courier
C. I. Wood
Spencer Reporter
J. Uf. Wolf
O'Brien County Bell
Jlouse
I. Piper
W. H. Wonder
I. W. Caldwell
Sioux City Journal
B. W. Talcott
Sioux Rapids Press
the Country Daily
KR. WH. Harris
Missouri Valley Times
G. Ll. Caswell
Denison Bulletin
George T. Willams
Ida Grove Pioneer
T. W. White
Woodbine Chronicle
W. I. Braunnagan
Marmersbore Democrat
Warship at Cape Haitian Expected Dispatches from Schley
An American ship has signaled a watch station on the mountains near the harbor entrance. It is expected that the vessel carries dispatches from Schley. The report notes the ship in the area off Cape Haitian on March 31.
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Schley
How Relief Came from a Missouri Contractor
A Jefferson City contractor Herman H Eveler recalls grippe illness seven years ago leaving breathless, weak, and with back pain. After failed remedies he tried Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, took four boxes, and recovered vigor to resume business with renewed energy. Notary public details confirm the sworn statement dated May 24, 1897.
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Cole County
Democrat
Jefferson City
Missouri
Grippe
Herman H. Hyeler
Main Street
Dr. Willias
Read Poem Fragment Echoes Mother's Grief At Freedom's Field
A mother presses her son and speaks brief brave words as she blesses the patriot brow. She bears hidden sorrow and sacred blood shed on freedom’s field, in a line of patriotic verse by Thomas Buchanan Read.
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Aya
Thomas Buchanan
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Fragments From a Tribune Page
A collage of ad copy and quoted lines including patent remedies claiming cures for wind ailments and nervous disorders. Mentions a Missouri coroner’s jury ruling a death by railroad strike, brokers offering pay for distributing goods, and scattered dialogue about busybodies and hats priced at twenty six dollars and seventy five cents.
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Missouri
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Joseph Morgan
Herman ‘Ternes
Webster City
Curaco
Port Dodge
Richmond
Spot
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Charles
Cherokee
Stradger
Washta
Cherokee County
Stranger
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Gape Haytien
G. Hubinger Bros
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New Haven
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Nome
Pall Mall Gazette
Lawrence
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Care Tribune
Sioux City
Washington Star
Dr. Kline
B. H. King, Ltd
Architreat
Philadelphia
Chicago ‘Tribune
Maria
John
Paris
Page
Winchester
Winchester Ammunition
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Ave
Drauggiste
O’farbell
Washington, D
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Lake City
Minnesota
Sioux-City Printing Co
Srogaine
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