Restorative pills aid fading girls in health renewal
An anonymous mother shares how her sixteen year old daughter wasted away with symptoms like consumption. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People the girl quickly gained strength, appetite, and weight. The mother urges mothers to keep these pills at home as a household remedy for growing girls and adults weakened by overwork. All druggists sell the pills at 50 cents a box, six boxes for 2 50.
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Dr. Williams
Japanese Cruiser Reports a Serious State of Affairs in the Philippines
A Japanese cruiser reports a grave situation in the Philippines with food shortages intensifying. Hunger grows as supplies run thin and scarcity drives prices, including horse meat selling for $1.50 per pound.
Insurgents Ready to Attack Fueled by Guns from Dewey
Cablegram from Hone Kone dated May 26 reports Akitsushima from Manila says riots and fires broke out there after departure. Food scarce, horseflesh sold at 1.50 a pound. Spanish volunteers demand pay and food. Montijo to stand court martial for incompetence. Callao captain to be shot for not resisting. Aguinaldo greeted in Philippines. Dewey supplied insurgents with two guns and 500 rifles. Aguinaldo expected to attack soon.
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United States
Dewey
Callao
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Hong Kong
American Warships Reported Off Santiago by Blanco
Madrid dispatch says General Blanco reports American warships in front of Santiago. Correa has received the note. Cervera replies to instructions. The minister of marine is busy and unavailable.
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Blanco
London
Madrid
Correa
Santiago
Amon
Cervera
Minister of Marine
Desperate Situation in Manila as Riots Threaten
A Hong Kong dispatch to The World reports Manila starving and rioting feared as food runs out two weeks away. Aguinaldo and rebels organize from Cavite under Spanish bombardment casualties rise. foreign residents flee while awaiting U S troops arrival.
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New York
Hong Kong
Manila
United States
Williams
Aguinaldo
Wildman
Cavite
Admiral Dewey
Dewey Reports Manila Situation May 20 25
Admiral Dewey cables Manila May 20 via Hong Kong May 25 reporting unchanged situation and continued strict blockade. Manila endures great scarcity of provisions while foreign subjects fear Spanish soldiers may strike. Native cavalry under Aguinaldo, brought from Hong Kong aboard the McCulloch, could offer valuable aid.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Manila
Hong Kong
Cavite
Aguinaldo
McCulloch
German Cruisers Warned in Manila Landing Bid
A Manila dispatch says the German consul attempted to land provisions from a German ship but Admiral Dewey refused. The consul vowed to force the landing with two German cruisers, but Dewey warned he would fire on the cruisers, and the attempt was abandoned.
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New York
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Waukesha Man Sentenced for Filicide in Oconomowoc
Waukesha Wis May 26 Judge Dick in the county court sentenced Ernest Cornell to life in prison at hard labor in state prison at Waupun. Cornell confessed to murdering his two children at Oconomowoc last fall and nearly ended his life by cutting his throat.
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Wauukesha
Wis
Waukesha County
Ernest Cornell
Waupun
Cornell
Oconomowoc
Beloit Honors Semi Centennial Of Beloved Professor
Beloit Wisconsin marks the semi centennial of Professor Joseph Emerson with a celebration noting his role as one of the first two professors at Beloit College. The event honors his long service and sustained contribution to the institution since its early years.
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Beloit
Wis
Joseph Emerson
Beloit College
Mobilization Update Delays Cuban Porto Rico Move
Washington reports no forward movement for troops to Cuba or Puerto Rico until fall while awaiting definitive information on Admiral Cervera’s squadron and its location near Santiago. Volunteers nearly fill the call with about 115,000 named and 121,000 to 122,000 possible, as officials push to secure accurate fleet details and timely replies.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Cuba
Spain
Cervera
Santiago Harbor
United States
Corbin
Chickamauga
Tampa
Florida
War Department
Navy Department
Schley
NEW BRIGADIER GENERALS APPOINTMENTS SENT TO SENATE
The president has sent nominations for brigadier generals to the Senate. Names include Robert H. Hall Edwin V Sumner Peter C Haines George L Gillespie Marcus P Miller Jacob Kline Oswald H Ernest Lloyd Wheaton McArthur Henry C Hasbrouck John Gilmour Wallace F Randolph Joseph Sanger Fred D Grant Harrison Gray Otis Henry M Duffield Charles King Lucius F Hubbard George A Garretson William W Gordon John A Wiley W A Bancroft William J McKee Francis W Green Charles Fitzsimmons Joseph M Hudson Joseph Rush Lincoln Michael V Sheridan.
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Senate
Wasnindtay
Robert H. Hall
U. S. Infantry
Edwin V. Sumner
U. S. Cavalry
Peter C. Haines
Corps of Engineers
George L. Gillespie
Marcus P. Miller
U. S. Artillery
Jacob Kline
Twenty-first Infantry
Oswald H. Ernest
Henry M. Duffield
Michigan
Charles King
Wisconsin
Lucius F. Hubbard
Minnesota
George A. Garretson
Ohio
William W. Gordon
Georgia
John A. Wiley
Pennsylvania
W. A. Bancroft
Massachusetts
William J. McKee
Indiana
Francis W. Green
Seventy-first New York Volunteer Infantry
Charles Fitzsimmons
Illinois
Joseph M. Hudson
Kansas
Joseph Rush Lincoln
Iowa
Michael V. Sheridan
U.S. A
First to Land in Cuba Corps Formed in Florida
Massed regular and volunteer troops in Florida are organized into corps divisions and brigades. Major General Shafter commands the Fifth army corps, largely regulars with two volunteer regiments, totaling about 18,000. The cavalry division and artillery brigade accompany the corps. The Seventh corps under Major General Fitzhugh Lee includes volunteers from Tampa and troops at Jacksonville, numbering around 8,000 to 9,000 men.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
Shafter
Fifth Army Corps
New York
Massachusetts
Lakeland
Joseph Wheeler
W. F. Randolph
Signal Corps
Seventh Corps
Fitzhugh Lee
Jacksonville
Rough Riders Ordered to Tampa
Colonel Wood's Rough Riders received orders to depart at once once transportation is arranged, and to report to General Shafter in Tampa. Major action noted as U S forces move toward Florida during the campaign.
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Rough Riders
Tampa
San Antonio
Tex
Colonel Wood
General Shafter
Imparcial Reiterates Cervera at Santiago de Cuba
MapDriD May 30 The Imparcial reiterates that Admiral Cervera is at Santiago de Cuba, stating the port there has advantages over Cienfuegos.
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Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Cienfuegos
Fortified Gather At Chickamauga Park With 42000 Enlisted
Fortified camp at Chickamauga Park reaches 42 000 men including today's arrivals. Regiments in permanent encampment begin strict regimental drill daily. General Breckinridge inspects First corps and praises esprit of troops. Sixty carloads of rations arrive from Chicago and northern cities.
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Chickamauga Park
Breckinridge
Chicago
North Dakotans Begin Journey to Philippines War Effort
North Dakota two battalions of infantry left Forco at noon for San Francisco to sail to the Philippines. Citizens closed business for three hours and lined the streets in a large sendoff as civic groups led by Fargo organizations escorted the troops to the depot with a marching band.
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Forco
N. D
North Dakota
San Francisco
Philippines
Fargo
Go Into Commission at Once in Y town and Philadelphia
Orders received to place York town and Philadelphia in commission at once and to transfer the boys from the training ship Mchina, filling that vessel with seamen.
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San Francisco
Yorktown
Philadelphia
Mchina
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