21 Jun 1898
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1898
Page
1
General Shafter sails 37 transports to Cuba as 16 000 soldiers aboard move toward the battlefront at Santiago de Cuba. The expeditionary force embodies a large US Army contingent converging on the island theater to engage Spanish forces.
United States army for the invasion of Cuba under General Shafter arrives off Santiago de Cuba with about 16 000 men aboard 37 transports. The landing site not decided. some mild diphtheria and measles on board. troops in good condition and voyage reportedly uneventful.
The second day of the preliminary hearing for John B. Collins on his father’s murder included testimony about a letter he allegedly handed to his sister to pass to her brother Joe. Witnesses described Collins as unmoved as details of the crime were recited, and prosecutors pressed the identification of a letter similar to the Johnson Jordan document.
Seventy eight Kansas recruits departed Garnett for Camp Thomas with Lt. Col. McCrum. The muster list includes J. M. Hiatt, Cliff Hut, Everett Knight, Samuel McMillie, George Buehtt, Clem Lincoln, James Messenger, and many others.交 The article weaves in interview snippets and a court-room cross examination, noting a May 2 Atchison trip and references to a murder case involving John Collins and friends. The piece also mentions summer tourist rates to Colorado and a list of names with travel details.
The Senate committee on France will not recommend changes to the war revenue bill, despite treasury calls to delay. It opposes extending the Stump portion’s July start, stating the date came from the Ad Vanteau bureau and that extending it harms the government.
London reports in the Daily Chronicle quote an interview with Tuchard Croker arguing Mayor Van Wyck has not committed wrongs and that Republicans delay impeachment as a party maneuver. In Wisconsin, recruitment orders call for the Ferunte Wisconsin regiment and twelve volunteer companies to mobilize next Monday.
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