Growth of Our Navy Shows Sharp Wartime Expansion
Washington reports a rapid expansion of the Navy as detailed by the Berkevul register. It lists total active officers and enlisted, including 216 cadets, 180 retired list employed, 34 percent in line and medical corps, 29 in pay corps, and 24 second lieutenants appointed. Retirements number 26. deaths include Capt Gridies and Commander Etevr. Under construction: 12 ships of various classes and 23 other vessels. auxiliary navy lists 36 cruisers and tenders, with two new commissions. Senior officers named include Ever Admiral Win A. By, Commodore Wred McNair, and Captain Wim P. Sempsen.
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Washington
Navy
Bercuvel
Inchuiline
Wieindine
Sveatravtars
Soclei
LW Wrrrank
Navy Academy
Marine Corps
Admirais Meurdslee
Selfridge
Gridies
Etevr
Jerkina
Breckinridge
Regular Navy
Sailior
Bievrviceiie Feavel
Auxilary Navy
Dillons
Wred
McNair
Wim P. Sempsen
W. Dickens
Chas
Allivone
Clayton
Buchman
Bichard H. Jatt
A. J. Cheturns
Bay Corpa
Meer Toch
Engineer Corps
Harvard Sails with Five Battalions to Better Harbor
The cruiser Harvard sailed at 3 yesterday afternoon from Newport News for San Hans with the Ninth Massachusetts regiment under Colonel Fred B. Bogan and the Third battalions of the Thirty Fourth Massachusetts under Colonel J. P. Peterman. Thousands gathered along the shore to bid farewell as the fleet moved down the river. the repair ship Vulcan followed.
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Newport News
Jane
Harvard
San
Hans
Massachusetts
la Petne
Saxembind
Newport Nene
Ninth
Massachusetts Regiment
Fred B Bogan
Maraachusetts
J. P. Peterman
Vulcan
Sarvard
Aguinaldo Rests Amid Pacific War Dispatch
Up to this dispatch time the San Francisco transports with American troops to reinforce Admiral Dewey had not arrived. Insurgents have gained ground while Spaniards fortify Bis Dia with sung banks and sharpened bamboo stakes to halt the insurgent advance. Local papers urge natives to aid Spain.
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Associated Press
Masiif
Fong Kong
Fnrm
San Francisco
Coiforcs
Admiral Dewey
Sung Bank
Bis- Dia
Spain
New Guns At Cadiz as Spain Prepares for Invasion
Calif wires report Spanish fleet developments with battleship Vittoria and vessels ALT leaving arsenal. Rumors say a solar force may aid armor cruiser Princess Urios while Cardenal Cisneros is slated for completion. Officials express guarded optimism about future actions.
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Spain
Calif
Vittoria
9 ALT
Caraica Ad
Cadiz Prepares Defences Amid Invasion Rumors
The third Spanish squadron awaits season readiness in five weeks. Cadiz military governor is mounting new guns and bolstering forts Rota and Candelaria as rumors swirl of a possible American invasion.
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Cadiz
Rota
Candelaria
Swamped by the surf accident at Cub landing
A World dispatch from Playa del Este dated June 27 reports the Vixen and Gloucester attempting a landing at Sagua six miles east of Balquirit. The ships withdrew a few miles east after recognizing the failed attempt. Several hundred Spaniards attacked the first boat crew, but a timely rescue saved the crew.
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New York
Playa del Este
Cuba
Sagua
Balquirt
Fulin
Queen Regent Seeks Pope Mediation to End War
A Rome telegraph to the Journal says Spain’s Queen Regent desires the Pope's mediation when the opportune moment comes to end the war with the United States. The nuncio reports the Queen Regent remains pledged to continue the conflict for now.
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New York
Capie
Journal
Rome
Pepal Nunelo
Madrid
Spain
United States
British Praise for American Soldiers From London Papers
London newspapers praise American troops in the La Quasins battle, condemning the faction that allowed their sacrifice. The Westminster Gazette notes the courage and reports on Edward Marshall of the New York Journal and Advertiser dictating his story while mortally wounded, eliciting sympathy.
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Westminster Gazetts
Death in Good Cause Senator White Comments on Hamilton Fish
Washington June 27 Senator White California called Hamilton Fish Sr death a hard blow to his fund yet said it will unify classes. He praised Fishs army service as proof of shared sacrifice linking rich and poor and that the death of this millionaire among the troopers could foster better class harmony than extraordinary wealth or marriage.
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Senator White
Hamilton Fish
Washington
California
Watchman injured by runaway horse on Quincy Street
J F Burris a watchman living at 2¢ Tanems avenue was struck on the left side by a horse hitched to a buggy near Second and Beye on Quincy Street. He suffered fractured ribs and possible internal injuries. The horse’s riders fled after stopping to ask about his condition. Burris rode home to Alsanie to recover. Port Scott Kan June 27. Suit filed in U S circuit court by C W Allerson Commission Co of SC Luft against A Diens & Son of Moundville Kan to recover 30 cents per bushel profit on wheat not delivered after purchase by wire.
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J. F. Burris
Tanems Avenue
Quincy Street
Second
Surria
Mr. Burris
Alshanie
Port Scott
Kan
United States
C. W. Allerson Commission Company
SC Luft
A. Diens & Son
Moundville
Cavenaugh Well Known in Guthrie
Guthrie Oklahoma June 27 Lieutenant Cavenites reported among the wounded at Santiago was stationed in Guthrie nearly a year and is well known here. AL Stewart reported among the wounded in the Indian Territory troops is in Pawnee photographed. He failed to join the Oklahoma troops and enlisted in the Indian Territory.
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Cavenaugh
Guthrie
O. T
Cavenites
Santiago
AL. Stewart
Indian Territory
Pawnee
Oklahoma
Colored troops to form larger U S regiments in second call
War Department fears a racial line may spark trouble as colored units expand under the second call. North Carolina will raise ten companies totaling over 1,000 men, with one colonel to be a colored officer. Alabama and Virginia will add battalions. uniforms mix of white and colored officers sparks potential tension.
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War Department
New York
The
Times
Washington
United States
Jet Ik
North Carolina
Alabama
Virginia
North Caroline
New York Judge Rules Dakota Divorce Inadequate
Justice Jesse Johnson of the New York Supreme Court grants Mary Elizabeth Murst a decree of absolute divorce from Alfred Thomas Hurst. He notes the Dakota decree was invalid due to improper notice and laments courts becoming counters for dissolving marriage.
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New York
Jesse Johnson
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Mary Elizabeth Murst
Alfred Thomas Hurst
Johnson
South Dakota
Hursts
the Bushead
Broadway
Manhattan
Hurst
Neille Carr
Greene Avenue
Breoklyr
House of Justice
Twin Celebration of Double Golden Wedding in Pennsylvania
A joint golden wedding anniversary was celebrated in Atlantic City Pennsylvania for twins Joseph Kidder and Benjamin Kidder and their spouses. Joseph and Benjamin, born twins, were married in June 188? and attended the event at the home of Benjamin and his wife. Joseph and his wife live in Kansas City Missouri but traveled to join the celebration.
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Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Joseph Kidder
Benjamin Kidder
Kansas City
Benjamin
Death of Former Sheriff Sullenger From Hydrophobia
Carrollton Kentucky mourns James T. Sullenger former county sheriff who died after hydrophobia after a dog bite in mid April. He developed fever convulsions three days before his death at Eagle Station in a painful decline lasting weeks.
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Carrollton
James T. Sullenger
Eagie Station
Undertakers Rivalry Hits City Bids for Pauper Burial Contract
Kansas City bidding for the pauper burial contract shows rivalry among undertakers. A 10 cent per body rate last year gives way to bids of mills and 1 cent with ambulance service and pine coffins included. Additional charges cover cemetery lots and disease cases. Also advertised are Santa Fe rail ticket offers and a travel trap for rent at Watson's livery. Members urged to see Santa Fe agent for details.
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Kansas City
Board of Public Works
Horrors of the Battle Seen by Revenue Cutter Crew
Assistant Engineer Henry Shhormburn writes from Washington about Manila battles. He describes Spanish ships burned and wrecked at Cavite, dead and wounded onshore, and shells tearing buildings apart. Paymaster George Alvin Loni corroborates the scenes, noting batteries, ship damage, and the bombardment’s brutal toll.
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Washington, D. C
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McCullaugh
Manila
Cavite
George Alvin Loni
McCullocher
Washington Ly
Pasig
Emden Kwits
Mondy
Fas
Holt
Divine Providence
Baseball News Uaes to Washington in 21 Innings at Peoria
Cincinnati loses to Washington after 21 innings in Peoria. Misplayed pitches by Hreltenstein enabled the Senators to score late. The game featured Chicago and Brooklyn as other clubs and noted Chicago's heavy scoring in their June 7 matchup.
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Hreltenstein
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Smuggled Hoodown Baseball Ends In Kansas City Loss
Reports from June 11 describe the St Paul club slipping the regular Sunday hoodoon into the exposition and defeating Kansas City 10 to 19, with further scattered results across leagues, including Omaha beating Minneapolis and Milwaukee triumphing in derbies, plus Peoria and St Joseph battering notes and late-night train service claims.
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Kansas City
St Paul
Exposition
Omaha
Wellman Sails to Find Andree and Reach the Pole
The Arctic expedition led by explorer Walter Wellman commences from Tromsø Norway with aims to rescue Professor Andree and locate the North Pole. He travels alongside a team of scientists and a seasoned explorer to pursue two objectives in one voyage.
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Andree
Pole Tromare Island
Tromsoe
Norway
Walter Wellman
Mr. Wellman
North Pole
Racing Men in Court Aimed to Hush Insinuations
Isaac Thompson and Charles P. Heineman horse racing men and William B. Morey a Broadway cable car conductor faced disorderly conduct charges in West Fifty-fourth street court. After tensions and an apology from Heineman and Thompson the trio were discharged as the case was dropped following a court discuss.
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New York
Isaac Thompson
Charles P. Heineman
William B. Morey
Broadway
West Fifty-fourth Street
Morey
Thompson
Street Railway Company
Agitixes
Birest
Ferri Heineman
Help Wanted and Misc Advertisements Fray Topeka 1895
A cluttered mosaic of classified notices from Topeka Kansas circa 1895. Listings include job seekers and sales agents, wanted horses and a large young horse, unfurnished rooms with meals sought by a quiet family, probate court notice for selling intoxicating liquor, mineral water advertisements, investors lists, rental stall, amateur photography services, screen making, tailoring, and a free medical dispensary.
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van Buren
East Elgnth
Southeast Corner
Care Journal
Storage Topeka Biorays Ant Warehouse Co
Fragmentary OCR item notes a Topeka based storage firm linked to former entities and a named proprietor D. Skinner. The readable text mentions an address at Kasansas Avenue and a warehouse operation in Topeka with limited context.
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Topeka Biorays Ant Warehouse Co
Topeka
Storm
Ators Ntaver House
Seneta Stein
Wee D. Skinner
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