Miners Drowned in Pottsville Colliery Tragedy
Four miners died at the Kaska colliery in Pottsville Pennsylvania after a mine incident is reported as an explosion. Officials now deny that an explosion occurred aboard the Baltimore.
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27 May 1898
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1898
Page
1
Spanish cruiser chase and US fleet rumors from May
News items report May Wheat at 1.75, corn 3234, oats 27. Four Polish miners drowned at Kaskal Williams colliery in Pottsville. Reports of an explosion on the Baltimore are groundless. A suspected Spanish auxiliary cruiser is chased by Bancroft off Key West. No official confirmation of Spanish fleet blockading Santiago or Schley at the harbor. A Key West correspondent claims Cervera left Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Baltimore
Dewey
Manila
Key West
Santiago de Cuba
Schley
New York
Cervera
Warships Sighted Off Halifax Prompt Troop Mobilization
Halifax reports strange warships near the harbor at 11 am and a later order to mobilize the Royal Artillery. By 2 pm troops from the citadel boarded at ordinance wharf to man forts at McNab's Island and York Redoubt amid rumors of Spanish and French ships, later denied by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N.S
Royal Artillery
Ordinance Wharf
McNab’s Island
York
N. S
Associated Press
Sunday Sale Restrictions At City Auditorium
Kept open Sundays from 1 PM to 10 PM with weekday practices, liquor sales forbidden, concerts held, and religious services conducted in the auditorium on Sunday afternoons.
Army uniform colors by corps order issued in Washington
General Miles issued an order detailing field uniform facings for army arms and staff. It lists color codes for officers, infantry, artillery, engineers, quartermaster and commissary sergeants, signal corps, hospital corps and ordinances troops. F J Schnoeblin traveled from Riverside to visit his daughter Mrs H R Eagle and her children for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Miles
F. J. Schnoeblin
Riverside
H. R. Eagle
Speculation, Movement, and Censorship From Tampa War Scene
Chicago May 27 dispatch describes Tampa as a hotbed of rumor and quiet preparation as thousands more troops arrive, transports multiply, and the hospital ship State of Texas looms. Censorship looms, but observers foresee a rapid move toward Havana within two weeks under fire. Traveling writers mock war reporters while detailing conditions along the Pinellas coast and Port Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal
Tampa
Port Tampa
Havana
Massachusetts
Ohio
Georgia
New York
Jacksonville
State of Texas
Gossip on H. B. Plant and Tampa power in Florida
The piece sketches H. B. Plant as a Connecticut Yankee turned Florida magnate who dominates railways hotels and ships. It notes his Tampa Bay hotel empire and cost of operations for military transports while remarking on his temper and managerial reach during wartime and a revival by General C. C. Howard at Tampa camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Plant
Monte Cristo
Tampa Bay
Plant
Mobile
Key West
Havana
Jamaica
C. C. Howard
Tampa
Chickamauga Park
Personal faith and Moody on the Spree voyage rescue
He recalled with solemn conviction how prayers were answered during the Spree voyage. He and Mr Moody faced a dramatic ship shaft break at sea, 1,100 miles from Southampton, and Moody believed the rescue was a direct answer to prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moody
Southampton
Lynching and deaths reported in several towns
Reports from Salisbury Delphi Oshkosh and Escanaba describe a lynching of Garfield King after a white youth's fatal shooting, a 14 year old girl's death likely from heart failure with a fatal hog tether near a barn, a non union strike halting Gould Manufacturing, and a large timber accident sending debris across a city block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Ind
Carrie Mabbitt
Martin Mabbitt
Escanaba, Mich
Tannery Strike Trial Tests Holly City Labor Clash
In Kenosha Wisconsin new workers from Chicago were escorted into the tannery as managers struggle to fill shifts and prevent spoilage of hides while strikers keep up opposition. In Fort Wayne Indiana Dr C R Stemen nominated for Congress by Republicans. In Terre Haute Indiana Louis C OBrien who fled Indianapolis last year left town with family possessions missing after an apparent capits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha, Wis
Chicago
Terre Haute
Ind
Louis ¢. O'Brien
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
C. R. Stemen
Ashland business leader Louis Toepel dies
Louis Toepel prominent Ashland Wisconsin businessman dies leaving wife and five children. The piece notes his stature among local merchants and marks a period of mourning for the community.
News of the Camps at Chickamauga and Camp Alger
Camps at Chickamauga Park Ga host 42000 soldiers with new arrivals from the Ninth New York and Second Kentucky regiments. Water supply and equipment upgrades are underway as pipelines and a permanent water works system are authorized. Sanitary efforts at Camp Alger in Washington improve health conditions with Col. Girard stating plans for full hospital equipment and division hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Commissionary Department
Boynton
Chickamauga Park Commission
New York
Arkansas
Camp Alger
Washington
Girard
Col. Girard
Chicago Man Proposes to Lead Regiment of 1,000 Men
Chicago reports John C. Buckner former Ninth battalion commander offers to head a 1,000 man regiment for McKinley through Senator Cullom and Chester M. Dawes. Nearly half drilled for immediate orders, recruiting at Buckner's Dearborn Street residence. In Springfield the First battalion of the Fourth regiment sails for Tampa after early morning loading of rations and horses. Company D of Belleville praised as the regiment’s crack unit. Des Moines notes the Fifty second regiment under Colonel William B. Humphrey departs Sioux City for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John C. Buckner
Ninth Battalion, Colored Infantry
Cullom
Chester M. Dawes
McKinley
Buckner
Dearborn Street
Springfield
Ils
Camp Tanner
Tampa
Tanoa
Fla
Belleville
Andel
Des Moines
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Pennsylvania
Kaska
Evening Journal
Ers
Kaskal Williams
D. C
Bor
Omaha Exposition
Omaha, Neb
Artillery
Engineer Corps
White
Signal Corps
Hospital Corps
Gen. Mongril
Matanzas
Piente
Florida
Salisbury
Garfield King
Herman Kenney
Kenney
King
Oshkosh, Wis
Gould Manufacturing Company
Tanners
Kenosha
Stemen
Congress
Louis Toepel
Ashland
Wis
J. H. Maybury
Henry Cochems
Santiago
St. Louis
Grinnell
John F. Lacey
John T. Scott
Tanner
Meadowcroft Brothers
John Anderson
West Superior
Second Army Corps
Alger
Royal
ROYA
Royal Baking Powder CO
Chickamauga
Jump Alger
Ilingis
G. James Greene
B. H. Gaither
Wade
Third
Kentucky
Ninth
Third Volunteer Cavalry
Griggsby
Black Hills
South Dakota
R. 8. French
Colored Regiment
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Hotel Allen
Krank Rogers
Waukesha
Minniska
Harvey &Warfel
Vienna Bakery
Win Smouse & Co
Win. Smouse & Co
JR. F. Riley
Science
G. H., Pratt
L. D. Robinson's Jewelry Store
Casey Bros
Feed and Sale Stable
Jhl Young
W.R. Jrefrey
A Anderson
Cash
J.T. Anderson
T Cash
Washington County Savings Bank
Paynterest
Jos
Krew
Pres
Whirk
Cashier
Cou. Keck
PLOO
M Kck
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
JH. Wallace
Joseph Keck
TL. Keek
LD. Robinson
Fran Stewart
J. B. Henderson
H. M. Eicher
Torney-At-Law
Washington County
Savings Hank
J. J. Kellogg
Pension
Ad Treasury LP
Slide Square
Chas. J. Wilson
Attorney-At-Law
Kear of
Alberson’s Grocery
W. H. Butterfield
Crail
Iowa
T. T. Keeley
Washington Street
H. Sanford
T. J. Dempsey
Bell Soap Manufacturing CO
Wabash Ave
Cuba
Senor Quesada
National Book Concern
Dearborn St
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