Steamer Identified After Collision with Albatross
The steamer involved in the collision with the Albatross has been identified. President McKinley signs a proclamation calling for 125000 men to serve for two years if needed.
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Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1898
Page
1
McKinley to call 125000 volunteers for two years
April 23 dispatches report President McKinley set to sign a proclamation calling for 125 000 volunteers to serve two years or until discharged. Aimed at Cuba action. war declaration expected. unrelated Senate approval pending Army reorganization.
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Washington, D. C
Evening Journal
McKinley
Rumors Claim U S Cruiser Topeka Sunk After Collision
London reports sparked by The Daily Mail say the U S cruiser Topeka formerly the Diogenes foundered after a collision with a bark named Albatross near midnight on April 19. The Madrid government is told Paris departs with war materiel for the United States and British authorities discuss intercepting it. Washington acts with blockade proclamations and a privateering policy while navies and diplomats move to prepare for hostilities.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Falmouth
Topeka
Madrid
Paris
Cadiz
Corunna
United States
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Manila
Key West
Fla
CAPT HARVEY RECES ORDERS FOR DES MOINES FRONT
The Adjutant General announces Company D under Captain W Harvey is to be ready to go to Des Moines and enlist in the Army. Members packing at the Armory and the camp outfit prepared, with uniforms and gear packed for front service. A corrected roster lists lieutenants and sergeants among the ready volunteers.
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Harvey
Des Moines
Army of the United States
J. C. Boice
What Is Contraband of War The Standpoint of the United States
Washington April 23 The government official explains the three classes of contraband: absolute contraband items, occasional or conditional contraband, and goods not contraband. It notes that contraband depends on use, destination, and shipment, and that no article is contraband unless destined for enemy use beyond neutral waters. It also discusses changes over time, treaty rights, and the principle of free ships free goods if Spain adopts it.
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Key West
Navy Department
Royal B. Bradford
Bradford
Secretary of the Navy
State Department
Cuba
Bahia Honda
Cienfuegos
Army
War Departments
Roosevelt
New York
War Department
All For Volunteers
Spain
Monitor and Spanish Ship Engaged in Fierce Action
Private dispatches received by The Times Union report a monitor and a Spanish ship pounding away in ongoing battle. The aggressive exchanges are described as steady and heavy, with officials awaiting fuller details from field reports.
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