Dewey's Great Victory in Manila Bay Naval Battle
Dewey's fleet destroyed the Spanish squadron under Montejo in Manila Bay. The American ships remained unscathed, with only minor injuries aboard the Baltimore and no American deaths. Spanish losses were heavy as all four ships were destroyed and Cavite defenses crippled. Dewey blockaded Manila, awaiting dawn and executing a flawless plan with support from his officers and crew.
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Associated Press
Dewey
Montejo
Manila Bay
Philippine Islands
Islands
United States
Hugh McCulloch
Cable Company
Manila
Cavite
Spain
McCulloch
Corregidor Island
Olympia
Baker Bay
Cabaalo Frile
Baltimore
Raleigh
Concord
Boston
Petrel
Nanshan
Zatiro
Reina Cristina
Castilla
Don Antonio de Ulloa
Isla de Cuba
Isla de Luzon
Mindanano
Esplanade
One Victim Blown to Atoms in Denver Explosion
An explosion from a can of nitroglycerin near the old powder mills on Denver's outskirts killed Fritz Smetzger instantly, his body blown to atoms. Peter Lehi Peter Schmear and Henry Loos were badly injured as bystanders retreated, a stone dropped into the can by Smetzger triggering the blast.
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Denver
Col
Fritz Smetzger
Peter Lehi
Peter Schmear
Henry Loos
Smetzger
Men and munitions landed in Cuban coast fight
Government tug Leyden carried insurgents under Gen. Baldamore Acosta and Cuban scouts. After landing five men with four boxes of ammunition and two horses, a fierce half hour clash with Villa Victoza cavalry drove Spaniards into the woods. Despite rifle fire through the smokestack, no injuries. Admiral Sampson sent Wilmington to the scene. Dorst and ammunition landed safely.
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Ky West
Fla
Leyden
J. H. Angus
Cuba
Baldamore Acosta
J. H. Dorst
United States Cavalry
Accosta
Matanzas
Terror
Amphitrite
Acosta
Villa Vicosa
Havana
Sampson
Wilmington
Dorst
Armada Watch: U S Fleet Mobilizes Against Spanish
A Washington dispatch reports Admiral Sampson and the North Atlantic squadron sail toward Porto Rico to confront the Spanish armada. Schley and Watson divisions guard Cuban waters and the Atlantic coast as St. Louis Yale and Harvard scour the seas for early warning. The plan hinges on the flotilla’s course from Cape Verde with 12 knots observed near St Vincent.
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Chicago
Times-Herald
Washington
Sampson
Porto Rico
Watson
Cuban
Havana
Schley
Hampton Roads
North Atlantic
Cuba
Commodore Schley
Admiral Sampson
United States
St. Louis
Yale
Harvard
St. Paul
Cape Verde Islands
St. Vincent
Five Spanish ships lack munitions delaying Cadiz voyage
London May 6 report from Daily Mail Paris correspondent cites an undisputed authority that five Spanish ships including the Pelayo and Alfonso XIII are not yet supplied with ammunition. The shortage delays the Cadiz fleet sailing and may force its return to Cadiz.
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London
Daily Mail
Paris
Pelayo
Alfonso
Symposium on education and social chatter in Washington Star
In a Washington Star piece a man named Erastus Pinkley explains a symposium and education, detailing the cost to enter and costs of a night out. He defines symposium as a gathering to challenge assumptions, urging questions and independent thought.
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Yassir
Washington
Star
Conscience and Custom in a Tennessee Church
A Washington Star quotation recalls a Tennessee Sunday in a primitive Baptist church where women sat apart from men. A member explains the practice as worship according to conscience, arguing it works with the constitution. The anecdote ends with a broader reflection on seizing daily opportunities to do good.
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Tennessee
Washington Star
Bad Pay and Hard Work Nurses Deserve Better Treatment
The article condemns low pay and heavy toil for trained nurses and urges benevolent leaders to rebuke such conditions. It promotes Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a regular remedy for chills fever constipation rheumatism dyspepsia and nervousness to bolster health before illness worsens.
A Natural Effect
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humor line notes Mrs. Bongpong wears paste jewelry and others call them paste. The remark implies admiration of a natural look versus artificial sparkle in a social setting.
A Cheap Farm and a Good One
People are offered chances to visit and invest in farms via Louisville & Nashville Railroad excursions. The ad promotes outdoor farming in mild climates, with travel on the first and third Tuesdays for two dollars above one fare, and invites readers to contact agents in Birmingham, Chicago, Louisville, or request a booklet by sending ten cents.
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P. Sid Jones
Birmingham
Ala
R. B. Crawford
Rookery Building
Chicago
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
C. P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
Atmore
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Child Eruptions Says Mrs Dotprans
Mrs Eva Dotprans of Horton Illinois reports her son suffered persistent face eruptions and sores until Hood's Sarsaparilla was used. She says the medicine steadily improved him, he finished the course and has had no eruptions since. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold in Lowell Massachusetts.
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Hood
Lowell
Mass
America
C. I. Hood & Co
Ayer
Court Contempt case prompts age reveal remark
A Chicago Evening News item recalls Mrs Dustleigh answering a question about her age in court with the reply 31. The exchange shows the reaction of Mrs Huntley to the courtroom irritation and a cheeky remark about contempt fines.
Grain-O Promotes Sleep Without Coffee Imitation
Grain-O advertised as a non stimulating drink that nourishes and aids sleep, claiming it looks and tastes like coffee. It targets nervous people, youths, and children as the perfect daily beverage with price points of 15 and 25 cents.
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Tennessee Mountain Church
W. H. Burleigh
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Chicago Evening News
N. O. Picayune
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