Naval clash looms as Sampson sails toward Porto Rico
A World Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Sampson with ships racing toward the Porto Rican coast. A Spanish Cape Verde fleet headed for San Juan may meet, risking a great naval battle. Leaders anticipate destroying that fleet first, then moving against Cuba, with Havana demanded to surrender.
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New York
Washington
Sampson
Porto Rican
Porto Rico
Cape Verde
San Juan
Willems
McKinley
Long
Cuba
Havana
Spain
French partial belief on Lafayette officers after Havana capture
Havre France May 7 The officers of the French Transatlantic Steamship company say they doubt Spanish officers embarked on the Lafayette when it touched Corunna Spain They suggest Spaniards would have used Spanish vessels and that any on board deceived the captain about their status They note the captain was warned at St Nazaire before the war and believe he has not violated the Heurrslitg laws.
Heavy guns mounted as Canary fortifications rise
May 7 dispatches report 12,000 Spanish troops in Grand Canary under Gen Suara arming Mausers. Las Palmas fortifications grow, a hillside fort to mount heavy guns, while authorities seize British property and auction monopolies to raise revenue amid mobilization and strain.
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Oy Teisnas
London
Stamers
Canaries
United States
Las Palmas
Grand Canary
Suara
Seven Transports Ready to Carry Troops to Cuba at Tampa Bay
Seven transports including the Comal Allegheny Berkshire Florida Whitney Gussie and De Estur H Miller are at Port Tampa preparing to carry troops horses and supplies to Cuba. Most ships have full coal, carpenters stalled crates for horses, and rations for 7,000 men for 20 days expected by tomorrow amid drills and acclimation in the heat.
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Cuba
Tampa
Ifampa
Fla
United States
Port Tampa
Comal
Allegheny
Berkshire
Florida
Whitney
Gussie
Deestur H. Miller
Baltimore
Queen Regent of Spain appeals to powers again
London May 7 The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mail says the Spanish queen regent has again appealed to Emperor Francis Joseph to use his influence for European intervention. Count Geluchowsky the Austro Hungarian foreign minister has addressed a note to the powers on the subject. England’s pro American attitude prevented certain powers from openly siding with Spain before war broke out.
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Spain
London
Vienna
Daily Mall
Francis Josef
Count Geluchowsky
England
Leavenworth Volunteers Stay In City Ahead Of Fort Leavenworth Move
Leavenworth May 7. The Leavenworth company of volunteers remains in the city and likely will station at Fort Leavenworth when other Topeka units arrive. Thursday evening the captain received an infantry sword from Manufacturers' National Bank officials and employees. President Snyder said the position will be open to Kien when he returns from the war. London May 7. A Standard dispatch from Toronto notes Senor Polo's de-1
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Leavenworth
Topeka
London May 7 Cuba blockade pressure rises over Cuba affairs
Copenhagen dispatch reports Baron Wedel Jam from Madrid that Spain plans to protest to the powers over alleged infringements of international law in the Americas. The note suggests a push to make the Cuban blockade effective amid shifting opinions in Washington and Ottawa.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Wedel Jam
Scandavian
Madrid
Spain
America
Topeka men enlistment notes amid camp life bustle
Bugle notes report Topeka figures in wartime camp activity. Bowhay heads to New York to enlist. 1,500 quinine doses issued. six men per company may depart camp. Hub provides sacks for each soldier. tobacco stand opened in commissary. Abilene company adds veterans and a trumpeter. McCrum orders blankets tossed to stop. a head- quarter tent telephone set. reading room expanded. Dr. Butler assigned to hospital corps. recruiting officer seeks 400 more men. Gov Leedy and officers visit Camp Leedy for muster. blanket stock checks underway.
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Topeka Company
Abilene Company
Cullaham
Junction City
C. Butler
Fort Scott Company
United States
CANNING DOGS AT CAMP LEEDY SPARKS CAMP RUMPUS
Dogs at Camp Leedy were sent out with tin cans on their tails triggering a chaotic chase through tents and men. One dog plunged into a Sibley tent, scattering about 20 soldiers and a terrified canine, as a stove toppled and the camp alarm rang. Privates Hatseh and Bondy assisted, ending the event with orders to ban cans. Rev. M C Long will become chaplain of Kansas volunteers and conduct a brief service at 2 PM with Modocs providing songs before Marshall's band concert.
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Leedy
Tal
Sibley
Dog
Deeming
Arnett
Hatseh and
Bondy
Company M
M. C. Long
Pirst Regiment of
Kansas Volunteers
Third Presbyterian Church
Camp Leedy
Modocs
Marshall
New York Dispatch Reports Gold Imports Arranged
A Chicago dispatch states the Union National bank will import 150000 dollars in gold. Additional gold engagements are announced by J and W Seligman and Co for 500000 dollars.
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New York
Chicago
Union National Bank
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Spain's Growing Debt Increases in April 12,244,391 pesetas
Madrid reports Spain's floating debt rose by 12,244,391 pesetas in April. A separate notice critiques false sales pitches and promotes value in steel ranges from Tayman Oberney Hardware Co. and Wolf Bros. & Cole, listing addresses in Kansas.
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Spain
Madrid
Tayman- Oberney Hardware Co
Kansas
Wolf Bros. & Cole
Sixth Street
Chesterfield
Topeka
Charles
Woodfin le
Kansas Volunteers to Parade With Flags on Kansas Avenue
About 3000 Kansas volunteers will form a large formation along Kansas avenue for a parade. Each company should be supplied with a sized flag to brighten the event, and parade managers are urged to lock up after the Tuesday detail to secure the area.
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Kansas
Kansas Avenue
Jeffries Defeats Sharkey In Nacl Bout Amid Seats Collapse
James J Jeffries defeated Sharkey in a 20 round decision at the National Athletic Club San Francisco amid a dramatic collapse of sections of the spectator seats. The crowd surged as officials and police restored order after several sections fell causing injuries though none were serious.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Sharkey
James J. Jeffries
National Athletic Club
Jeffries
Sharkey
Greggins
Why Go to Little Towns An Unsatisfactory State Convention Tale
A Republican candidate returning from the Seventh district convention in Hutchinson criticizes the town’s ability to host the state convention. He notes crowding, exhausted accommodations, and the difficulty of reaching Hutchinson from remote areas, urging acceptance that Topeka serves as a more practical hub. The piece blends travel notes and local business mentions amid scattered ad copy.
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Hutchinson
Topeka
Pearless
Frightful Prank Trances Dora Wilda Into Weak State
Miss Dora Wilda a 16 year old German descent orphan in Pilistoro Indiana enters a prolonged trance after a hoax about her brother being drafted and dying in Cuba. She thrashes moans and fears death until doctors treat her. previous similar attack years ago noted.
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Pilistoro
Ind
Dora Wilda
Dora
Cuba
A. G. Miller
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Promises Rapid Relief
An ad touts a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia that claims relief in one to three days and removes the disease’s cause. First dose benefits, 75 cents, from Swift & Holliday druggists in Topeka at 523 Kansas Avenue. The notice also promotes Union Pacific’s new 9:20 p.m. train to Kansas City with return options via Topeka connections.
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Swift & Holliday
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Avenue
Union Pacific
Kansas City
May Festival Opens in Indianapolis With Lucifer Premiere
The tenth Indiana May music festival opened with Benoit's oratorio Lucifer starring David Bispham as Lucifer and a nearly 100-strong chorus plus children's choir. The two hour work featured a large electric flag and drew an eager, standing ovation after unveiling America and closing with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Amelia
Benoit
Lucifer
David Bispham
George Hamlin
Oscar Bhirgott
Earth
Emma Joich
Josephing
Jacoby
Fire
Princess Colonna Attends Clarence Mackay Wedding
Princess Colonna formerly Eva Mackay arrives aboard Fulda to attend the May 7 wedding of Clarence Mackay. She is met by Sir John W. Mackay and Mrs Mackay, plus relatives. The report notes jewels and gates and mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salv as a remedy, plus laundry advertisement.
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Clarence Mackay
New York
Princess Colonna
Eva Mackay
Fulda
John W. Mackay
Beneaeereroe
Clarence
Lye Custom House
FH Mackay
Rey
Ducey
Arnica Salva
Swift & Holliday
Pearless Steam Laundry
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The
Western Foundry and Machine Works
Smasit Wiss Easias
R. L. Cofran
Topeka, Kans
Proprietor
de Moss
Well Odd Fellows’ Building
Quincy Street
Undertakers
DE Moss & Penwell
Quincy St
White Star Laundry
West Fifth St
Kepley & Lucas
Bulla
the Savings & Son Association
Kansas Ave
Deel Deed
Pheos Gt
Lafayette
Salisbury
Toronto
Senor Polo
Moore Book and Stationery Co
Lord Salisbury
Senor Pulp
Canada
W. C. Bowhay
U.S. Navy
Charles McCrum
J. K. Hudson
Ed C. Little
P. M. McCormick
U. S. Cavalry
Vernor Leedy
Jim Jeffries
Sailor Wonder
Rock Island Blyer
Colorado Springs
Denver
Boas
Wetsons
P. Adams
West Sixth Street
Watson
Liebig Company
Justus von Liebig
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