Iowa Farmers Report Good Conditions for Spring Planting
Des Moines May 5 Director Sage weather bureau reports this week’s average temperature slightly below normal with light frosts and ample sunshine and rainfall. In four‑fifths of state moisture is high and soils are excellent for farming. Spring plowing and planting underway in southern and central districts as grass and grain crops show good stand. A storm Saturday brought local hail and possible tornadoes causing some damage.
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Des Moines
Sage
Weather Bureau
Wilmington destroys a fort near Cojima in Cuban coast action
New York May 5 report states the gunboat Wilmington destroyed a Spanish fort four miles east of Gojima after observing mobile forces at Jaruco and Matanzas. The Ericsson tracked infantry and cavalry along the shore then signaled Wilmington. A nearby fort near Cojima was reduced to a shapeless wreck within minutes.
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New York
Key West
Wilmington
Gojima
Jaruco Beach
Ericsson
Matanzas
Jarico
Cojima
Todd
Government called it off in Mexico City Spanish clerks meeting
The government halted a planned gathering of Spanish clerks to raise money and volunteers for Spain. Police blocked the event as a neutral nation, amid excitement over the U S naval victory and hopes that Spain would win the ocean encounter. American confirmation of Admiral Dewey’s victory cheered American residents and depressed the Spanish colony.
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Mexico
City
Spain
Atlantic
United States
Admiral Dewey
Dynamiter Arrested In Plot To Destroy Austrian Warship
An Italian American sailor is confined in an iron cage aboard the Austrian warship Donaux near Halifax after allegedly tampering with a magazine lock in New York harbor. Authorities say dynamite was found and the man faces a death sentence if tried in Austria. The ship will return home before extradition.
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New York
Donux
Halifax
N. S
Austria
New York Harbor
Government after steamers Queen and Senator sale
Negotiations are pending between the government and the Pacific Steamship Company for the purchase of the steamers Queen and Senator to be used as troop ships if troops are sent to Manila.
Movement of the Cruisers Sails to Join Flying Squadron
New Orleans sailed this morning to join the flying squadron at Hampton Roads. Minneapolis also arrived. San Francisco and Columbia reached Bar Harbor and Provincetown respectively on May 4.
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New Orleans
San
Provincetown
Newport
Hampton Roads
Minneapolis
Mass
San Francisco
Bar Harbor
Columbia
Davenport Bride Marries Guard in Quick Des Moines Ceremony
In Des Moines on May 4, Dr. Marshall Ayers a Dubuque dentist, and Miss Gillian J. Kulp of Davenport wed at a justice office with no dress suit or clergyman. Ayers, in fatigue uniform, is with Company A of the First Regiment stationed at Camp McKinley before possible deployment.
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Des Moines
Marshall Ayers
Dubuque
Gillian J. Kulp
Kulp
Davenport
Camp Mc.Kinley
Justice’s Office
Dr. Ayers
Miss Kulp
World’s Yon- Jon Special Reports Manila Capitulation
A late midnight report from the House of Commons cites a telegram from the British consul general at Manila announcing Manila’s capitulation. The cable traffic between Balfour and the British ambassador at Madrid suggests the government advised Spain to seek honorable submission for the protection of Philippine and other powers’ interests.
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New York
Yon- Jon
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Manila
Balfour
Madrid
Philippines
Seamen Killed in Naval Engagement Off Philippine Coast
May 4 Manila report to the Army and Navy lab states nineteen seamen were killed in a naval engagement off the coast of the Philippines. The incident underscores ongoing hostilities in the region with losses confirmed by naval authorities.
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Manila
Washington
Army and Navy Lab
Philippines
Accidental Shooting Near Goldfield Claims Teen
Maud Olney, 16, daughter of D. T. Olney, was accidentally shot in the head during a Goldfield picnic. A revolver misfire occurred with one cartridge left. she is in critical condition and the bullet remains unfound. Local tension and mobilization talk accompany brief war sentiment notes. Falls From Train Ends Grinnell Man Harvey McGregor's Life After Attempted Roof Climb at Des Moines Rendezvous. body taken to Colfax undertaker.
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Clarion
Maud Olney
D. T. Olney
Goldfield
Ingle Grove
Scott
Grinnell
Des Moines
Harvey Mcaregor
Colfax
Harvey
Iowa Brevities Roundup of War Aid and Local Incidents
IOWA BREVITIES reports Muscatine Woodmen pay dues for members enlisting for war. Jack Carey, an Oskaloosa bridge carpenter, attempted suicide by drinking laudanum. Twenty one cadets at Mt Pleasant University volunteered for a light battery. Two youths indicted for highway robbery near Ogden. A Myth Workers lodge forms in Dubuque with 24 charter members. Davenport raises over $600 for Company B at Camp McKinley. Rev Scott W Smith of Boone Presbyterian resigns after salary cut. Charles Damelds, 13, located at Webster City after runaway from LeMars. Saloons at Independence fail to form. Civil War note: 76,309 towns sent 13,001 killed or died during enlistment. N McVivar of Sigourney thrown from buggy in high wind ramble.
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Jack Carey
Iowa Central
Oskaloosa
Mt. Pleasant University
Ogden
Boone
Myth Workers of the World
Dubuque
Marshalltown Gun Club
Waterloo Marksmen
Davenport
Camp McKinley
Scott W. Smith
Presbyterian Church
Charles Damelds
LeMars
Webster City
Independence
N. McVivar
Sigourney
Invasion of Cuba Postponed by War Department
Washington May 4. Cuba invasion delayed as Spanish squadron heads toward Puerto Rico. Navy and army leaders, including Alger and Miles, consult on plan to await naval defeat of Spain before grand invasion. An upcoming expedition will send arms and ammunition to Cuba while mobilization continues. Secretary Alger calls the action commendable and patriotic.
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Cuba
Cape Verde Islands
Navy Department
Puerto Rico
Alger
Long
Naval War Board
A. Crowninshield
Bureau of Navigation
Nelson A. Miles
Crowninshield
Department
Blanco
Spain
War Department
Fear an Attack on Seaports of the North Atlantic
New York May 4 Herald's Washington special reports fears of a Spanish attack on North Atlantic seaports as warships head west. Secretary Alger boosts seacoast defenses while officials say Spain may strike northeast ports to avenge the Philippines then sail to Puerto Rico. Columbia and Minneapolis patrol northern waters. Province Town mobilizes a northern squadron to deter attacks.
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Herald
Washington
North Atlantic
Spain
Alger
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico
San Juan
New England
Columbia
Minneapolis
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