Chamberlain speech stirs European tensions and West Africa dispute
London reports say Chamberlain urged an Anglo-Saxon alliance and called the czar a devil, provoking European jealousy and fear of war. Salisbury reportedly seeks an explanation over Russia’s alliance eligibility as London faces bank rate rises and a war chest plan. The Bronson dispute in West Africa widens with French eviction threat and a month to vacate.
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Chamberlain
Russia
Europe
St. Petersburg
France
Bronson
West Africa
Salisbury
Duke of Cambridge
Chandler mocks delays in sending troops to Dewey victory fallout
Washington, May 18. Senator William J. Chandler, former secretary of the navy, criticizes the slow troop deployment after Dewey's triumph. He accuses peace promoters of delaying military occupation actions in the Philippines and Puerto Rico, arguing fears over Spanish bonds hinder U.S. expansion and Cuba remains unsettled.
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William J. Chandler
Secretary of the Navy
Dewey
Navy Department
Bors
United States
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Swiftwater Bill Not Drowned Says Dawson City Report
Judge Wilson and James Wesley arrive from Dawson City with 800 letters and $10,000 in gold dust. Mrs. Wilson denies C Gates and three others drowned. Boat wrecked at Thirty Mile. passenger count unknown. Gold from St Michael expected to total $25,000,000 on the first steamer.
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Seattle
Wash
Judge Wilson
James Wesley
Tacoma
Dawson City
Wilson
St. Michael
Night Operations Reported by Havana Naval Patrols
Two Spanish cruisers or gunboats base near Cape Haitien Haiti and operate at night, with reports noting their movements and bases of operation in the region. The notice reflects wartime naval activity and tensions surrounding Cuba.
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Haiti
Cuba
Cape Haitien
Associated Press
Bay
Vigilant American Vessels Guard Cuban Coastline
American blockading squadron maintains constant watch off Ilavana as Spanish fleet reportedly near Venezuela. Ships monitor forty mile horizon from tops while torpedo boats and fast yachts stay in close contact with Key West. Officials expect no Cuban invasion while the Spanish fleet remains in American waters.
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Wey West
Capes Andonio
Cuba
Tavana
Yucatan Channel
Cienfuegos
Key West
Condevenlito
Legazpi
Santa Clara
Unconfirmed Havana report on torpedo vessel disaster
A May dispatch from Havana claims an American torpedo removal vessel near Cardenas exploded and all seventeen crew perished. Key West and Madrid reports dispute the event, suggesting the Spanish schooner derelict caused the alert and that no vessel was confirmed blown up.
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Havana
Kanas
Key West
Madrid
Cardenas
Fla
Wilmington
Tavana
Busy Day at Chickamauga Park Fills With Volunteers
Chattanooga May 18 The Chickamauga park swelled with volunteer troops as several regiments arrived and tents were pitched all morning. Special trains brought arms and equipment while ordnance officers worked nonstop. By tonight about 7000 men will be encamped at the park.
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Thirty-first
Michigan Infantry
CUBANS BECOMING VOLUNTEERS
Kingston reports the Cuban provisional government urges insurgent sympathizers to join volunteers. Refugees from Havana arrive aboard the Fulton and enlist in large numbers. Spain arms its enemies and Havana Spaniards spy on Cuban sympathizers. Prices and transport movements are noted as refugee ships sail for Santiago de Cuba.
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Watching for the Oregon Warship Sighted Off West Coast
A New York May 18 report describes a large warship seen to the west, northward of the Spani coast, in a Santa Lucia special dispatch from the West Indies.
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Santa Lucia
West Indies
Bombardment of San Juan by Sampson Fleet
Reports from St Thomas and Washington recount a partial bombardment of San Juan de Puerto Rico by a portion of Admiral Sampson’s fleet. Battleships including the New York and Iowa engaged fortifications for several hours while Spanish guns largely failed to silence the attackers. Casualties were few on the American side. Spanish losses are unclear.
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Topeka Man Killed in Bed in Mysterious Shooting
Topeka Kas May 13 D S Collins a leading citizen was killed early today as he lay in bed after two shots were fired from a shotgun placed off the bed. The incident remains under investigation with few details available.
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Topeka, Kas
D. S. Collins
Collins
Spaniard Kills Mate Aboard Schooner Johnston
The schooner Jenny Buller from Cienfuegos reports mate John Purchase of Portland Maine was killed by Spaniards before the vessel pulled from Clepg it.
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Jennie Buller
Cienfuegos
John Purchase
Portland
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