Remembered the Maine in the good old fashioned way
Poet Edward F. Burns salutes Dewey and the victory over Spain. The Boston Globe poem recalls Manila and the Maine, praising naval heroism in a Vermonter’s voice, with flags fluttering and a wreath crowned for triumph in the tropic seas.
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Sateen Dewey
Dewey
Deway
Maine
Full
Perry
Decatur
Europe
Manila
Crooked Bay
Edward F. Burns
Boston Globe
Nurse vs Patient in a London Doctor’s Home
Dr Yeames Weldon treats Master Albert Edward Mortimer with German measles in a cluttered bedroom. Mrs Mortimer resists a nurse, arguing a mother’s care is best while the boy negotiates medicines, sponging, diet, and toys, ending by requesting a nurse after all.
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Yeares Weldon
London
Mortimer
Edward Mortimer
Albert Edward Mortimer
F. Yeames Weldon
Albert
Dr. Weldon
Dr. Yeames Weldon
Albert Edward
Dr. Weltson
Yeames Weldon
The Gift and Burden of Memory in Life
A reflection on memory's value and the wish for oblivion. The author laments the permanence of recollection, envies forgetfulness, and notes that even sorrow can fade with time. He notes personal inability to forget, recalling Shakespeare and aging, with a final quote from S Weir Mitchell.
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Methuselah
Lye
S. Weir Mitchell
Californian invents single track railroad with suspended cars
A Californian devised a single track railroad using a continuous rail atop posts to support cars hung in pairs on a central track. Four wheel rows carry the cars while guide wheels at the bottom run on auxiliary rails attached to the sides to prevent tipping.
Combat at Santiago de Cuba Touches Morro Forts
An Evening Journal report from Cape Haytien details the bombardment of Santiago de Cuba. The Iowa Massachusetts Texas and New Orleans led the attack while Morro Socapa and Punta Gorda forts endured heavy shelling. Spanish batteries fought back but the American ships pressed fire for about two hours with massive destruction evident on the fortifications.
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New York
Evening Journal
Cape Haytien
Porter
Mole St. Nicolas
Washington
Santiago de Cuba
New Orleans
Santiago
Iowa
Cervera
Texas
Massachusetts
Punta Gorda
Bob” Evans
F. J. Higginson
J. W. Philip
Wm. M. Folger
Morro
Socapa
Punta Gordo
Schley
Port-au-Prince
Hayti
Havana
Unaccepted Challenge in Cuban Harbor Eyed by Tug Leyden
Key West Cuba coast reports Leyden scouting north of Cuba encounters three Spanish gun boats near Cardenas harbor. Leyden fires twice but withdraws as the Spaniards retreat, amid harbor defenses with old hulks. Separate dispatch from Wasuinoron notes Surgeon-General Sternberg urges donations for sick and wounded.
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Key West
Vla
Cuba
Cardenas
United States General Hospital
United States General Hospitals
Fla
Fort McPherson
Fort Thomas
Fort Myer
Subsistence of Troops in Tampa Reaches 5 Million Rations
Washington reports the commissary department holds 5,000,000 rations at Tampa for a potential army of 50,000 men for 100 days. Preparations continue as more troops mobilize for occupation duties in Cuba and Porto Rico.
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Washinetox
Tampa
Cuba
Porto Rico
Forces to Receive 53 Million for Army Equipment
June 3 report to Congress details a 53,879,353 dollar appropriation request by the secretary of war to cover equipment through January 1, 1399 for 75,000 volunteers called by the president. Items include pay, subsistence, supplies, transportation, clothing, barracks, contingencies, engineer equipment, and signal service costs.
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Wasumetoy
Secretary of War
Congress
Udurui
Signal Service
Pini Ney Ierenai
Ea Tie Doweth Asia Vehlde
Nominations for meritorious conduct for Dewey's men
The president sent nominations to the senate naming Rear-Admiral Dewey's officers for advancement in battle. Frank Wildes gains five numbers, Charles Gridley six, Joseph Coghlan six, Nehemiah Dyer seven, Benjamin Lamberton seven, Asa Walker nine, and Edward Wood ten.
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Wasumetox
Senate
Dewey
Frank Wildes
Chas. Y. Gridley
Joseph LB. Coghlan
Nehemiah M. Dyer
Benjamin P. Lamberton
Commodore Asa Walker
Commodore Edward P. Wood
Urgency Deficiency Bill Advances Quickly in House
The house committee on appropriations reported an urgency deficiency bill totaling 17 845 000 dollars. It covers items for the Cuban Philippine and Porto Rico campaigns submitted by Secretary Alger. Chairman Cannon urged immediate action with 30 minutes debate and the bill was promptly passed.
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House Committee On Appropriations
Alger
Cannon
House
Senate
Sickness Plagues San Francisco Sailors at Chelsea
The U S cruiser San Francisco arrived at Boston with ten sick sailors, transferred to Chelsea naval hospital. This marks a second landing of ill crew members in a week as rough coastal weather causes pneumonia measles and severe colds among sailors who had been acclimated to warmer climates.
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Boston
United States
San Francisco
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Coast Patrol
Haa
Spain's Financial Straits Darken in War Time
Secretary Gage commented on yesterday's run on the Bank of Spain, warning that Spain faces worsening conditions at sea and on land. He said the bank must continue specie payments to avoid discrediting the financial fabric, or Spain will struggle to finance the war effort and bond values will fall further. The public appears alarmed by the bank's ability to meet its obligations.
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Wasumerox
Gage
Bank of Spain
Spain
The Boastful Spaniards
Havana reports Admiral Cervera not at Santiago during the bombardment and Spanish troops intend minimal resistance to aid landing of American forces. Spanish forces hope for a favorable chance to face the Americans, trusting in courage, organization and commander skill to win.
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Havana
Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Receipts and Expenditures Report for May 1898
Washington June 2 The comparative statement shows May 1898 receipts totaling 30 074 818 and expenditures 47 849 909 leaving a deficit of 17 800 000 The war driven rise in spending and a 19 500 000 year over year increase contrast with May 1897 Customs brought in 13 406 534 a drop of about 3 600 000 Internal revenue rose to 14 402 208 up nearly 4 000 000 For 11 months receipts exceed 1807 by 66 000 000.
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Washinaron
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