Caves In Indiana From Bedford to Wyandotte Regions
An era of Indiana caves is described from Bedford and the southern cavern region. Wonders include Wyandotte in Crawford County, smaller limestone caves with stalactites and stalagmites, domed rooms, bottomless pits, and navigable streams. The cave system extends beyond Ohio into Kentucky with subter ranean rivers and natural bridges.
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Ohio River
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Mammoth Cave
Invasion of Cuba Planned With 70 000 Men From Key West
Washington reports no delay is expected in an invasion of Cuba this week. Preparations near completion aim to deploy about 70 000 volunteers from Key West with sealed secrecy. Navy and war department officials anticipate rapid action against Spanish forces, barring major obstacles.
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Lieutenant Rowan
First Naval Disaster Rumor Grips Key West
May 25 report from Key West claims the Mangrove lighthouse tender was captured by Spaniards and its crew butchered or sent to Santiago de Cuba. Officials neither confirm nor deny the tale, and telegrams to Washington yield unsatisfactory replies.
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Key West
Fla
Santiago de Cuba
Washington
Manila Is Getting Hungry
The dispatch from New York on May 25 reports Manila facing extreme food shortages as meat runs out and canned goods vanish. Authorities deny aid, volunteers demand relief, and riots are feared amid reports of as many as 500 killed and 700 wounded in Dewey's bombardment. Awaited new troops intensify the tension.
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New York
Hong Kong
Manila
Dewey
Key West Deserted as Warships All In Service
Key West shows unusual quiet with warships in port and ships active along the waterfront. The May report notes the harbor crowded by naval vessels returning to service, signaling a shift in wartime posture.
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New York
Key West
PFOSD
Refuses to be robbed by Minnesota Major on Ogden train
Major Diggles of Minnesota troops forced the Southern Pacific agent at Ogden to drop a $50 extra for a stock car carrying horses. Diggles ordered two men to take charge, then to run the train to Oakland with a threat to kill any interrupter as officials surrendered and promised no further delay.
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Minnesota
San Francisco
Cali
Ogden
Southern Pacific
Diggles
Hey
Oakland
Franco Spanish alliance rumor boosts Spanish tours
London reports in The St James Gazette that leading dealers claim advance news of a forthcoming Franco Spanish alliance has lifted Spanish tour interest. The chatter ties to Salisbury and Chamberlain speeches on an Anglo American alliance seen as a counter move.
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London
St. James
Salisbury
Chamberlain
Markets Report Sioux City Live Stock Update
Sioux City markets list mixed and light hogs at 1.10 to 4.30 per hundredweight with heavies 4.25 to 4.30. Cattle prices include cows and heifers 1.25 to 4.25, steers 3.00 to 4.75, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 4.60, calves and yearlings 2.00 to 5.10.
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Sioux City
Livestock Market Reports From Omaha and Chicago
South Omaha reports 4 000 hog receipts with strong bids and prices. Cattle receipts 2 100 with a weak market. Sheep receipts 6 000 and a strong market. Chicago reports hog receipts 22 000 with markets steady. Cattle receipts 2 500 and sheep receipts 9 000 with strong markets.
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South Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City Cattle and Hogs Market Report May 24
Cattle receipts 3500. Native steers 1050 to 1500 dollars, Texas steers 425 to 450, stockers 325 to 540. Hogs market steady to higher with heavies 480 to 1440, pickers 400 to 140, heats 305 to 410. Sheep receipts 3000, market firm with lambs 450 to 500, muttons 300 to 425.
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Kansas City
Texas
Grain Market Quotation Report from Chicago
May 24 Chicago cash grain and provision prices show moderate demand for flour and steady markets. Prices listed include Wheat No 2 spring 1.20, No 3 spring 1.15 1.40, No 2 red 1.53. Corn No 2 34 3ie. Oats No 2 29 22c, No 2 white 31 14 22c. Rye No 2 Gi itilec. Barley 42 50c. Flax Seed No 1 1.34. Provisions: Mess pork 12.00 12.10, lard 6.35 6.37 12, short rib sides 6.10 6.40, dry salted shoulders 5.00 5.25, short clear sides 6.50 6.70. Sugar unchanged. Butter firm Creamery 12 15 4e. Cheese steady Creams 9 94c.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain price summaries from Minneapolis and Duluth markets
Market notes from Minneapolis and Duluth dated May 23 to May 24 show cash and forward wheat quotes for No 1 hard and northern grades, with mixed oats corn rye barley and flax prices. Prices vary by delivery month and grade, with wheat around 1.50 to 1.70 dollars and oats around 30 cents per bushel, plus nearby and deferred bids and arrivals.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Dratad
Duluth
Cabinet Expects News From Sampson In Cuba War
New York May 26 Times Washington special reports cabinet members anticipate early news from Admiral Sampson and Schley. Officials say Cervera’s fate will force a clash as coal and supplies dwindle, with official word possibly arriving any moment. Navy may bar newspaper dispatch boats to Cuba to curb disclosures.
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Times
Washington
Key West
Brampson-Schley
Cervera
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Schley
United States
Spain
Atlantic
Dewey
Navy Department
Cuban
Florida
West Indies
Naval Reserves Leave Chicago May 200 Strong
A thousand or more naval reserves depart Chicago in May for training and deployment. The contingent includes two hundred designated leavees and sailors from multiple commands. Officials cite readiness and regional defense obligations as central to the movement.
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Naval
Chicago
A School Girl's Battle and a Curing Patent Remedy
Emma Rybolt, a Migford Indiana schoolgirl, fell ill in fall 1800 with nervous prostration and paralysis-like symptoms. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, she recovered by mid May, gaining weight and strength, with her mother praising the pills as a cure for blood weakness and locomotor ataxia.
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Ford
Ind
Emma Rybolt
Migford
Heroine of Bull Run Inspires Loud Song and Defiant Spirit
The passage recalls a powerful singer at Manassa and Bull Run who impressed crowds and held her own amid conflict. It mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for children and a claim of 2500 bottles. It notes 57 cadets graduated West Point with 22 from the South appointed as second lieutenants.
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West Point
Hall's Catarrh Cure and aggressive sales pitch
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use at 73 cents and claims a large sunspot of 30,000 miles diameter was caused by something else. It urges agents to earn 4 to 38 dollars daily by distributing goods and pressures readers to write to O. EL ., care Tribune, Sioux City, IA.
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Kansas City
O. EL
Care Tribune
Bioux City
Vigilance Averted in Narrow Escape Quip by Spanish General
A Spanish general wipes brow and calls a near miss a narrow escape. An aid asks what happened as the amanuensis reads a typewritten page and notes that the general was seeking light during a dictation moment.
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Amanuensia
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