Americans Hold Fort as Reina Mercedes Sunk at Santiago
Washington reports Admiral Sampson has silenced the Santiago forts and landed marines. The Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes was sunk with fatalities among its crew. American forces sight Aguadores captured and a railway junction with insurgents near Daupairi.
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Santiago Railway
Sampson
Washington
Stars and Stripes
Santiago
Cape Haytien
Aguadores
Daupairi
Cadiz
Jamaica
Reina Mercedes
Admiral Sampson
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Madrid
Philips
Texas
Shell hits Vizcaya during bombardment near Kingston
A Kingston Jamaica dispatch reports a shell from the Procklyn near Santiago hit Vizcaya's port quarter during the bombardment of Spain's battleship Vizcaya. The explosion damaged a gun, injured the rudder and wounded several sailors aboard the cruiser, while the torpedo boat destroyer Furor also suffered damage.
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New York
Kingston
Jamaica
Vizcaya
Furor
Santiago
Brooklyn
Cubans Defeat Spanish Troops in May 22 Victory
Information from the Cuban legation reports an insurgent force of 1,000 under General Jose Jesus Rabí surprised about 800 Spanish troops near Jiguani on May 22. A second Cuban regiment attacked from the rear, forcing a flag of truce and surrender. Spanish casualties: 76 dead, many wounded. 13 officers killed. Cuban losses: 45 killed, 60 wounded.
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Washington
la Piedra
Jiguani
Jose Jesus Rabi
Aguileras
Reina Mercedes Sunk During bombardment of Santiago de Cuba
Reports from Spanish sources at Santiago de Cuba detail Spanish losses in the Monday bombardment by the American fleet off Havana Bay. The Reina Mercedes was sunk by shells from Sampson’s fleet and its marine chief was killed aboard the ship.
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Madrid
Santiago de Cuba
Emilio Acosta Egotaanu
Alejandro Molins
Reina Mercedes
Ordonez
Canas
Pinar del Rio
Sampson
Havana
Fortis
St. Paul and St. Louis Plan Cross Ocean Scrutiny
A Washington plan to send the St. Paul and her sister St. Louis to cross the ocean for scouting along the Spanish coast appears abandoned. Officials believed the fleet could warn of transports at sea, but now see no Spanish threat. Captain Sigsbee will leave on the St. Paul and is expected to rejoin Samp son soon.
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Washington
St. Paul
St. Louis
Navy Office
Sigsbee
Sampson
British steamer Roath captures cargo vessel in Caribbean waters
Key West reports a gunboat from Cardenas boarded the British steamer Roath bound from Porto Rico to Mobile in ballast. The Roath had earlier landed coal at Porto Rico and fired a shot at Restormel after its capture. The Roath's captain suspects disobedience by Restormel.
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Key West
Fla
Cardenas
Roath
Restormel
Porto Rico
Mobile
Leyden
Spanish destroyer Terror sunk near Santiago harbor
Dispatch boats report a Spanish destroyer, believed to be the Terror, was sunk Monday night while attempting to slip into Santiago harbor. The Texas spotted her with search lights and compelled her destruction by cannonade. survivors status unknown.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Santiago Harbor
Texas
Auxiliary gunboats harass Spaniards at Cardenas
Key West reports from June 9 that an auxiliary gunboat arrived from Cardenas says conditions are quiet there except Leyden which plies the harbor firing on any movement by Spanish gunboats or defenders at Cardenas.
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Key West
Fla
Cardenas
Leyden
W. A. Newton
Court House Square
Traverse City
Grand Traverse County
Michigan
Rush, Bowman & Rush
Mich
Court House
Wm. A. Newton
Mid
City of
John A. Perry
John Pulcifer
Fred R. Walker
County Court House Building Committee
D&w
Grand Traverse
Union Central Life Insurance Company
State of
Ohio
Cincinnati
Thomas A. Conlon
Michael M. Conlon
Mary J. Chamberlain
Ella Conlon
John Conlon
Towit
Fred H. Pratt
Pratt & Davis
Auxiliary cruiser St. Paul sails with sealed orders
The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul sailed at noon under sealed orders from New York. Since arriving off St. George, S. L., on Friday she has taken aboard nearly 5,000 tons of cecal and 260000 gallons of water.
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New York
St. Paul
St. George
S. L
Ex Judge Grinnell Dead In Chicago Bank
Ex judge Julius Grinnell died of heart failure at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. As a longtime state's attorney his career shaped Chicago crime trials including the Mackin ballot case and several high profile convictions.
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Chicago
Julius &. Grinnell
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Grinnell
J. C. Mackin
Third Ward
Mulkowski
McGarigle
McDonald
Supreme Court
Illinois Grain Dealers Meet Opens With Tanner Address
One hundred members of the Illinois Grain Dealers association attend the opening session of the semi annual meeting in Decatur Illinois. President Tanner of Minear delivers the welcoming speech.
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Decatur
Ills
Illinois Grain Dealers’ Association
Tanner of
Minear
Evangelist Dunnett Credits Pink Pills For Sudden Recovery
In a personal history shared with the Record and now from Fitchburg Mass, Rev. W A Dunnett widely known in Ontario and Quebec temperance work describes years of heart trouble and faint recoveries. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a complete improvement and renewed health amid touring evangelistic campaigns.
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W. A. Dunnett
Canada
Ontario
Atlantic Ocean
Dunnett
Quebec
Royal Templars
Montreal
Royal Templars Council
Yonge Street
Toronto
Baptist Church
Woodstock
N. B
Methodist Church
Carleton Place
Ont
Franklin Street Congregational Church
Manchester
N. H
Brockville
Wall Street
Dr. Williams
Mass
Has tings on the Hudson Rumor and a Dead Man
In Hastings on the Hudson a hotel lobby overheard talk centers on Bill Jones, a known village character. George Ober joins a group where a man says Jones is dead last Thursday and another insists he has seen him buried.
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George Ober
Hastings-on-the-Hudson
Bill Jones
Ober
Bill
Cleveland Plain Dealer
What the Book Makers Are Doing
Slims confronts his son about rumors of gambling and horse betting. He scolds and orders the newspaper stopped while accusing book makers of living luxuriously and plotting to fleece the young. The son replies he was reading literary reviews, not horse racing.
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Slims
Detroit Free Press
Where They Marry to Kill Time in Australia
A Sydney case alleges a man married in 1894 and soon vanished, then wed again in 1896 and disappeared. He never lived with the second wife, was arrested for aggravated harassment, and offered no explanation, suggesting he married for the sake of acting.
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Australia
Sydney
Sydney Bulletin
A Frenchman’s dramatic display mocked in print
A Brooklyn Eagle quote mocks a Frenchman, noting he speaks in italics and signs in small capitals while gesturing wildly, yet feeling much while meaning little. The piece views his dramatic froth as empty in the end, like effervescence banked away.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Witchell’s Notes Spark Philadelphia Record Card Exchange
A fragmentary exchange mentions author Witchell and a Philadelphia Record card, hinting at a literary or archival exchange. The text references a name, a card, and a place, suggesting a casual bibliographic or author-related note in a newspaper page.
When These Boys Grow Up and Wed Misses
A civic note from the Delta Light House of Greenville discusses future marriages and social scrutiny, speculating that marriages may decline if women’s mothers and men’s fathers are questioned. It includes quotes from Professor Jordan and Phill Williams and mentions Mrs L L Garrette, Clark, and Mayfield.
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Delta Light House
Greenville
Miss
Professor Jordan
Phill Williams
L. L. Garrette
Garlic’s Ancient Roots Across Asia and Empires
Garlic origins traced to Asia with long use in early civilizations. The text notes its presence in Egyptian Israelite diets, and in Greek Roman military and African peasant cooking.
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Asia
Egypt
Case of 10 Cent Daily Allowance Sparks Dialogue
A woman laments a husband who reportedly limited his wife to ten cents a day. The dialogue unfolds as she and her companion discuss the stingy act, revealing the strain it causes in their marital dispute.
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New York World
Grand Rapids and Indiana rail line opens through cars to Chicago
A new through car service between Chicago and Grand Rapids starts May 15 1898 operated by the Grand Trunk Railway system and the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway via Vicksburg. Trains run to Dearborn station Chicago with connections from Valparaiso South Bend Mishawaka Cassopolis Marcellus Schoolcraft Vicksburg Kalamazoo and Plainwell. Equipment includes standard vestibuled day coaches Pullman buffet parlor cars and gas lit twelve section drawing room sleeping cars. Schedule shows daily departures and arrivals with Chicago connections and through service to multiple towns.
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Chicago
Grand Rapids
Grand Track Railway System
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway
Vicksburg
Dearborn
Polk Street
State and
Clark Streets
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Wabash
Eastern Illinois
Indianapolis
Louisville
The Honeymoon's Origin Emerges in Early Modern Era
The modern honeymoon began in the George IT era and quickly spread to general use as a popular postwedding trip.
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George
Spaniards Begin New Fortifications Along Line
Vessels returning from the Havana Cardenas blockade report no recent excitement for ten days. They note the Spaniards are starting new fortifications at various points along the line.
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Key West
Gunboat Marietta Reaches Key West after Long Voyage
The United States gunboat Marietta arrived at Key West Florida on June 6 after a prolonged voyage from Valparaiso.
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Key West
Fla
United States
Val=craiso
Buck Teen Remedies Claim Powerful Cure
An ad boasts a buck town product promising cures for rheum fever sores eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. It markets as a world saving treatment for cats and sailors, priced at 25 cents per box and signed by J G Johnson, representing a company selling the kit.
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Ss. & Wait
J. G Johrnoon
Oma'ae Exposition Excursion Tickets Now on Sale
Tickets for the Oma'ae Exposition excursion are on sale. Agents can provide information on rates and routes to Omaha for the Trans Mississippi Exposition.
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Oma'ae *Exposition
C&w M
Onaha
P A
Xcellent Drinks for the Best? Marketing Note
A brief fragment shows a claim of “K XCELLENT drinks” with someone named J G Johnson endorsing the product. The text is unclear and ends with a stray “1608 t¢” fragment.
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J G. Johnson
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