Bombardment of San Juan Ports Under Admiral Sampson
On May 12 the San Juan de Porto Rico forts faced part of Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet. The Iowa and New York suffered two dead and seven wounded as three hours of fighting ended with the fleet withdrawing for Key West. Captain Evans and Admiral Sampson escaped injury. Morro battery and surrounding ships endured heavy fire while the enemy’s losses were believed high.
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Iowa
San Juan DE Porto Rico
St.Thomas
Danish West Indies
Sampson
Key West
San Juan
Frank Widemark
New York
Lowa
Mitchell
iPrivate Marine Merkle
Apprentice Hill
Samuel Feltman
Michael Murphy
Indiana
Terror
Amphitrite
Detroit
Montgomery
Wampatuck
Porter
Merkle [Martel
Morro
Capt. Evans
Owa
Harvard Allowed to Remain for Repairs at Martinique
In Martinique on May 14, the auxiliary cruiser Harvard will be permitted to stay for a period to repair her machinery. The crew must provide notice before leaving the harbor.
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Sr. Preene
Martinique
Harvard
Musé
Will Modify Their Plans In Cuban War Effort
Washmeron May 14 report notes a complete change in offensive plans as Sampson and Schley crews prepare to engage the Spanish fleet near Martinique and San Juan. Alliance shifts emphasize navy action to crush or drive off the Spanish flying squadron before Florida invasion proceeds.
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Washmeron
Sampson
San Juan
Martinique
Havana
Schley
Cuba
Key West
Florida
West Indian
War and
Navy Departments
Chickamauga
Navy Department
Hampton Roads
Mavn
West Indies
O'Neil
Bureau of Ordnance
Long
San’ Juan
Fragmented Victorian romance and stray notices amidst old ads
The piece weaves a fictional dialogue about moments, love, and vanity with a reflective woman gazing at her mirror. It shifts to a humorous account of Ole Hanson shooting a neighbor’s aggressive dog and defending it in court. The text includes a pasted medical claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co and a general note on Hall’s Family Pills.
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Cleveland
Ole
Hanson
Havva
Drenkovitskey
Maesal
Val
Denver Times
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
J. Chene
Y & CO
Toledo
Hall
His Trade-Mark and Farewell in Naval Reserve Tale
A brief excerpt notes Julia’s dress scented with tar as Mrs Ratlines bids farewell to Mr Ratlines of the naval reserves. The Cleveland Plain Dealer caption hints at a sentimental or humorous scene within a domestic vignette from a historical newspaper.
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Julia
Ratlines
Naval Reserves
Cleveland Plain Ealer
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as foot comfort powder
Allen's Foot-Ease promises quick relief for painful swollen feet and corns. It softens tight shoes, reduces sweating and calluses, and claims to cure hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial package available from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
People Like High Connections in Washington Democrat
Washington Iowa Democrat notes that people seek favorable traits in relatives while avoiding acknowledging flaws, reflecting a social bias that favors reputations over character in family lineage. The fiction of inherited virtue persists as a public commentary on perception and judgment.
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Washington (Ia
Noon-Day Train to Chicago Offers Forenoon Stay in St Louis
The Daylight Special of the Illinois Central departs St Louis at 12 80 noon and reaches Chicago by 8 80 p m, featuring Free or Reclining Chair cars and Cafe cars. It targets business travelers wanting a forenoon in St Louis.
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Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
St. Louis
Health trends in malaria and remedies in old notes
Historic medical note argues malaria deaths are less common yet still cause dangerous illness. It claims preventive cure by Hontetter's Stomach Bitters and lists other ailments it treats such as biliousness constipation rheumatism and dyspepsia.
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Hontetter
War envelopes on the market from Columbus dealer
A Columbus news dealer LC Colling put on sale yesterday war themed envelopes. The designs feature the American eagle and flag with Cuba Libre in two colors, produced by a large eastern lithograph firm. The item is part of a broader wartime market.
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LC. Colling
Columbus
Dispatch
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Nwotan
City of
Toreas County
Washington Democrat
Chicago News
Frank Mobbs
Separten
Baras
ITS
Detroit Free Press
Nehocd
AIO
Hood
H. P. Jones
E. Mulbury St
Kokomo
America
Bears
Castoria
L Gentaur Company
Cincinnati
Boston
E. Ingalls
E. O. McCgirmiock
Warren J. Lynom
Detro
Aichmun
Newport
Chi
Java
Alaska
Empire Line
Penns Svanls
Rt Baines
Seattle
ST. Michael
Iba
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Transportatio 100
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