Naval reserve plan urged to aid war effort
The Providence Journal notes forming a naval reserve could mobilize merchant mariners and educated officers, and include naval militia youths. It adds coal politics loom in global tensions, mentioning Britain’s possible idea to secure war by controlling coal supplies, including reports of Britain buying coal regionally except that held by Japan.
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Providence Journal
Great Britain
Avia
Japan
Prefix Challenge Sparks Irish Names Debate in Parliament
Mr MacAleese's Will moved in Parliament to permit or forbid prefixes like O or Mac for birth or extraction while Irish names have been stripped of their prefixes. The Commons appears to greet the issue with light humor as rightful owners may reclaim these particles.
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Mr. MacAleese
Mac
Ireland
House of Commons
Van Horne estimates huge outflow to Merlon dike country
William Van Horne president of Canadian Pacific Railroad puts the yearly outflow at 200 million to 250 million dollars as prospectors head for gold regions. He expects 200 000 to 800 000 travelers each carrying about 1000 dollars. Ports from Puget Sound to Alaska are crowded with 42 steamers 24 sailing craft and Vancouver departures.
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William van Horne
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Merlondike
Puget Sound
Alaska
Vancouver
The War of Science Predicted by Chicago Record
The Chicago Record argues future warfare will be decided by chemistry mathematics and electricity rather than gallantry. It cites Japan and China as a test of scientific methods and notes naval study at Newport Rhode Island uses toy warfare to stress calculation and range finding.
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Chicago Record
Japan
China
Naval School At
Newport
KRL
U S Wars and Global Outcomes Through Two Centuries
The piece notes that in 122 years the United States has fought five wars and triumphed in each. England, France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, and Spain show varied losses. It asserts the United States has declared war only once, in 1812, and emphasizes American preparedness and the tendency of first aggressors to seek peace.
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Chicago Times-Herald
United States
England
India
Africa
America
Franco
Germany
Prussia
Austria
Russia
Spain
Cuba
Support Your Home Paper Ad Offers Subscriptions
A local appeal urges readers to back the newspaper with advertisements or a yearly subscription. The notice frames support as helping the paper continue serving the community, implying ongoing affordability and local value.
French Steamer Lafayette Captured by Annapolis
A French line steamer Lafayette was captured near Key West by the gunboat Annapolis after being warned not to enter the port. Washington ordered her release and dispatch to Havana under escort. The incident arose from miscommunications but caused no protest from France.
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Annapolis
Key West
Washington
Key Weat m
Watson
Havana
United States
State Department
Admiral Sampson
Otto
Stripling
Commodore Watson
General Trans-Atlantic Company
Corunna
Spain
St. Nazaire
France
Greenock
Wilmington
Newport
Morrill
Will Defend Canaries Fortifications Rapidly Under Way
Steamers to Liverpool report that 12 000 Spanish troops guard Grand Canary under General Sagara with Mausers, while fortifications rise and a hillside fort near Las Palmas will mount heavy guns. The Las Palmas harbor plans were leaked by the U S consul after his sudden departure.
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Liverpool
Canaries
United States
Las Palmnna
Las Palmas
Grand Canary
Sagara
Sail Borenathouine
Miavana in a Bad Way Captured Mail Describes Blanco’s Straits
A Spanish mail found on the captured steamer Argonata is forwarded from Key West to Washington after military inspection. Captain General Blanco faces desperate straits and contemplates abandoning Havana and eastern Cuba as the position becomes untenable. He maintains a bold front in public but the ground is crumbling beneath him.
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Blanco
Key Woat
Washington
Havana
Cuba
Temeranio Torpedo Gunboat Sails From Ensenada
A Buenos Aires dispatch reports the Spanish torpedo gunboat Temeranio, long said to be under repair at Ensenada near La Plata, sailed Friday with an alleged lack of crew and disabled status, likely heading northward about thirty five miles away.
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Buenos Ayres
Temeranio
Ensenada
la Plata
Fleets Near Porto Rico Hovering As Spanish Isles Sail
A Spanish cruiser Isabella II, 1180 ton and about 130 men, arrived at St Thomas and departed after contacting the Spanish consul. Rear Admiral Sampson reports his fleet off Haiti awaiting scouts for Spanish ships from St Vincent. The naval board estimates the Spanish squadron near Porto Rico to challenge San Juan Harbor, with U S ships patrolling nearby.
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St. Vincent
Naval Board
Porto Rico
San Juan
Klondiker Tragedy: Ice Collapse Drowns Dozens Near Crater Lake
A Victoria dispatch to The San Francisco Examiner reports a group of Klondikers crossing an ice covered stream near Crater Lake when the ice collapsed80 feet, sending 22 men into the water and to death beneath the frozen surface. Victims names were not listed.
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San Francisco Examiner
Victoria
B. C
Crater Lake
New Industries Reported Across the South in May
Southern Progress notes steady industrial progress with new enterprises in the first week of May. Arkansas adds a flouring mill. Texas a large saw mill. Louisiana a 100000 dollar tobacco factory and a 50000 dollar cotton compress plus a planing mill. Florida two cigar factories and a phosphate company. Georgia adds an iron works and a 100000 dollar heating and lighting plant. South Carolina a handle factory and a furniture factory. Tennessee a shuttle block factory. Kentucky a coal mining company a lumber company and an ice factory. West Virginia a stave and heading mill and an electric light plant.
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Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennesser
Kentucky
West Virginia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Gomez Thanks US Leaders in Cuba War Aid Request
A Cuban leader Gomez sends formal thanks to President McKinley General Miles and Admiral Sampson via a New York envoy. He asks for rifles food clothing and US troops in that order to break the blockade and drive Spaniards from Havana within six months while pledging cooperation with Miles and Sampson.
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Cuba
Gomez
New York
United States
McKinley
Miles
Admiral Sampson
Key West
Sampson
Havana
Dewey Proposes Manila Surrender and Philippine Commission
A Hong Kong dispatch to The New York World reports Commodore Dewey recommends demanding Manila surrender and setting up a provisional Philippine government pending the war with Spain. He favors a commission to govern and asks for sufficient troops to maintain order if his plan is adopted.
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Mantle
New York World
Hong Kong
Dewey
Washington
Manila
Philippines
Spain
Spaniards Plot Said To Endanger California Governor Budd
A Southern Pacific brakeman overheard Spaniards plotting to kill Governor Budd of California. He tracked them to San Francisco and alerted the governor and police. Budd dismisses the warning, but friends view the claim as serious.
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Budd
California
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Fire devastates two Cincinnati shoe factories
A mysterious blaze destroyed seven story Wolf Brothers and Manse Shoe Manufacturing buildings in Cincinnati. The fire started in the upper floors and spread rapidly. the loss on stock is about 50,000, while damage to the buildings is estimated at 20,000, fully insured.
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Cincinnati
Wolf Brothers
Manse Shoe Manufacturing Company
Ad Firm
Spainards Captured by U S Navy Arrive in Atlanta
Sixteen Spanish officers and privates and eight non commissioned officers arrive at Fort McPherson in Atlanta after capture by Captain Sampsons blockading fleet off Cuba. They are escorted by Twenty fifth infantry and held under guard for interrogation and safety. Officers refuse some searches, citing chivalry and national honor, as guards ensure orderly processing.
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Navy
United States
Atlanta
Look and Key
Fort McPherson Barracks
Sampson
Cuba
Blanco
Alfonso Xtit
Vincente de Cortejo
Third Cavalry
Principe
Emilio Mato Cabeya
Baldomero Zambrano
Juan Giminez Ramos
Soria
Cleto Milla Castro
Alphonso XIII
Pedro Lapido Alvosly
Juan Gonzalez Varga
Enrique Almos Olie
Juan Caballero
Carlizdose Nunez
Ignacio Soya
Valentino Martinez
Andress Gomez
Gauntino Allest
Carlos Olivar
Nashville
Barco
Mar
Cienfuegos
Santa Clara
Spaniavas
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Moss
Henry Cook
Fort McPherron
Vincento da Cortejo
Spain
Matanzas Again Bombarded by Smallest Boats
Key West dispatch reports Matanzas shelled Friday and Saturday afternoon by two tiny vessels the torpedo boat Dupont and the auxiliary cruiser Hornet both from the mosquito fleet. Three block houses destroyed and several Spanish soldiers killed. The assault followed earlier actions by larger ships.
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Key West
Matangas
Dupont
Hornet
Matanzas
Dewey Entrapment Alleged by Spanish Authorities
A London dispatch reports Spanish authorities strongly imply Commodore Dewey was trapped at Manila by concealed Spanish gunboats outside the harbor. It is believed the aim was to exploit the absence of news from the American fleet.
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London
Dewey
Manila
Cuban Troop Influx For Cuban War Effort In Florida
Two hundred native Cubans enlisted in New York under General Julio Sanguilly arrived in Tampa to form a cavalry regiment. They join Cuban volunteers from Tampa as the force heads toward Cuba with American troops. Forty two recruiting offices opened in Tampa. Steamers Olivette Florida Mascotte offered as troop ships with others ready including Alamo Comal Aransas Lamppasas Allegheny Berkshire, capable of carrying about 6000 troops.
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Vensele
Tampa
Cuba
New York City
Julio Sanguilly
Fla
Olivette
Florida
Mascotte
Alamo
Comal
Mallory Line
Aransas
Lampasas
Morgan Line
Allegheny
Berkshire
Industrial Developments For Past Week Very Encouraging
Trades man from Chattanooga Tenn notes a week of renewed activity across industries. New mills in Alabama Georgia South Carolina and North Carolina include flouring and grist mills cotton mills a knitting mill and a large gin. Additional projects cover sawmills planing mills a cooke and Bondi works factory a handle factory and an irrigation plant plus electric light plants marble quarry and mineral oil company in several states.
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Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
West
Cooke and Bondi Works
South Carolina
Florida
Texas
Chattanooga
Tenn
Crisis in Italy as Kingdom Faces Internal Troubles
Reports from Rome warn of grave political strife and bread price spikes across Italy. Riots break out in Milan with troops firing to restore order. martial law proclaimed in Tuscany amid deadly clashes. Madrid rumors place General Weyler again in command of Cuba’s forces.
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Italy
Tuscany
Milan
Via Somtrairo
Via Torino
Spanish War Leader’s Brutal Tactics Spark Broad Support
Woyler’s harsh methods in Cuba align with popular Spanish war aims and intensify the conflict, as his stern approach resonates with the masses and accelerates hostilities.
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Spain
Woyler
Dewey’s Manila Bay Victory Captures Global Attention
News reaches Hong Kong of the American fleet under Commodore Dewey defeating Admiral Montejo’s Spanish squadron in Manila Bay on Sunday May 1, thrilling naval officers military men and civilians alike in Europe and Asia.
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Hong Kong
Dewey
Montejo
Manila Bay
Pope Prostrated Over Manila Death Toll
Reports from Rome say the pope is deeply prostrated by the Manila disaster. He expressed horror at the loss of life and said he would have wished to die before witnessing such a war.
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Manila
Rome
Georgia Regiments Mobilize and War Dept Orders Issued
Georgia troop movements accelerate as orders from the war department direct one infantry regiment to Tampa, with others to coast defense duties. The Wolverine Paper Co petitioned for a receiver over O. P. Byrd Printing in Atlanta amid insolvency and $11,000 in new mortgages. Two second lieutenants named for a light battery, including James G. Longstreet’s son, in Griffin. Celebrations planned for Jefferson Davis birthday on June 8 as a state holiday.
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Georgia
Tampa
Department
Coast Defense
The
Wolverine Paper Company
Milwaukee
O. P. Byrd Printing Company
Atlanta
John Beattie
James G. Longstreet
James A. Longstreet
Beattie
Longstreet
Gainesville
Griffin
Jefferson Davis
United Confederate Veterans
Richmond
Nashville
House
Mobilization Plans Outlined by Secretary of War
The secretary of war on Monday furnished the press with detailed mobilization plans for volunteer troops. The volunteer army will assemble at Washington, Chicamaug Park, San Francisco, San Antonio, New Orleans, Mobile and Tampa.
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Secretary of War
Washington Chicamaugs Park
San Francisco
San Antonio
New Orleans
Mobile
Tampa
Hospitals to Receive Sailors and Soldiers Under McKinley Order
President McKinley issued an order directing the marine hospital service hospitals to be used for reception and treatment of navy and army personnel in need. About twenty hospitals exist along the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts. Key West hosted sailors wounded from the Maine explosion.
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McKinley Tasnen
McKinley
Marine Hospital Service
Navy
Army
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Maine
Key West
Two Officers Shot in New Orleans Police Shootout
Cor corporal Anthony Cleary was shot and killed Friday by Dennis Burrell, the man he had arrested for robbery. Police and townspeople pursued the suspect who shot officer Trim during the confrontation. the suspect was fatally wounded, body riddled with bullets.
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New Orleans
Anthony Cleary
Dennis Burrell
2 Mos
Trim
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