Navy enlistment rises to 20000 as war continues
Twenty thousand men are enlisted in the United States navy and the number will go to 25000 if the war continues.
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
4
Monster horn to star at Paris exposition 1900
A giant horn novelty measuring nearly 300 feet in diameter at the large end and of proportionate length is slated for exhibition at the Paris exposition in 1900.
Siamese Crown Cross Awarded to Italian Artist
A king of Siam reportedly conferred the Grand Cross of the Siamese Crown on an Italian artist, claiming the cross would entitle him to marry 12 wives and expressing hope the honor would be well used.
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King of
Siam
Portrait of Maria Christina Queen Regent of Spain
The description extols Maria Christina as tall and fair at forty, with graceful manners and sharp insight. She is portrayed as well informed, reading newspapers and aware of both Spanish and wider European affairs.
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Maria Christina
Spain
Iurope
Doctors link smoking to Army rejections in recruits
Doctors agree cigarette smoking causes most recent rejections of men seeking entry into the regular army. They say smoking plus alcohol and lack of exercise would ruin a recruit in six months.
Patriotism Surges as War with Spain Moves Public
The current generation witnesses an unprecedented display of patriotic sentiment in support of the war with Spain. Colors fly fervently in cities and towns as citizens show united pride, with youths deeply stirred by references to the nation's cause.
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Spain
Miss Helen Grould’s Gift Boosts War Fund Donations
The donation of $100,000 by Miss Helen Grould spurs smaller private gifts as evidence of patriotism. While not implying a hat passed for funds, these smaller contributions are credited as meaningful acts of good faith supporting the war effort.
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Helen Grould
War Fund
United States
American Firm Builds Corean Railway to Seoul
The Chemiuipo to Seoul line in Corea, 25 miles long, is under construction by an American firm. It will connect the seaport to the interior, drawing traffic to the capital. U.S. contractors won the bid over British Russian and German rivals. all materials, including a half mile bridge, come from the United States.
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Chemiuipo
Seoul
Corea
Corean Ecapital
Admiral Dewey Hosts Dinner Before Asia Command Move
The night before leaving Washington to command the Asiatic squadron Admiral Dewey was honored at a dinner. He remarked that he would find plenty of work and that the fleet in the Philippines must be destroyed, joking that Manila would be captured before breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Washington
Philippines
Manila
The Rolling Stone That Drives Invention and Growth
A concise reflection on the proverb that motion spurs progress. The text argues that a stationary person or thing fails to contribute to commerce, science, and culture, while a rolling stone fuels discovery, invention, and national prosperity.
There's millions in it as sulfur mine talk rises
When the war with Spain began the price of sulfur was 322 a ton but due to Spain declaring contraband of war the price has risen to 55 a ton and forecasts say it could reach 100 soon There are sulfur mines in the United States yet dependence on Sicily continues The American product should now be given a great chance with opportunity to develop United States resources
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Spain
United States
Sicily
Lydia E. Pinkham
Irish immigration to America falls as conditions improve
The consular report from Queenstown shows in 2897 only 23 000 people came to the United States from Ireland with about half returning visitors. The decline is blamed on improved conditions in Ireland while Italian Turkish Polish and other Latin or Slav nationalities are now being welcomed.
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United States
Queenstown
Irelabed
Emerald Isle
Sam
Population figures for Cuba provinces at war start
Spanish newspapers report Cuba’s population by province at the war start with Matanzas 300000 Havana 480000 Puerto Principe 72000 Santa Clara 369000 Pinar del Rio 320000 Santiago de Cuba 230000 total 1762600. Of this 1223000 were white 490000 black and mixed and 44600 Chinese. The two major cities Havana and Matanzas had, respectively, inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Matanzas
Havana
Puerto Principe
Santa Clara
Pinar del Rio
Santiago de Cuba
Havara
A Week's History in All Parts of the Union
A survey of congressional action and national events. The Fifty Fifth Congress discusses war revenue measures as the Senate passes a second assistant secretary of war bill. Hawaii annexation proposed, Dewey medal proposal approved, and numerous pension bills advance. Tragic accidents and crimes across the country include train and ice-related deaths, hangings, and deadly fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
House
Senate
United States
Lodge
Mass
Hawaii
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
War updates from the Spanish American conflict headline
Transport ships sail from San Francisco with 2 500 men and supplies for a year. Madrid advices place Cervera in Santiago de Cuba and Schley’s American squadron at the bay entrance. Sampson’s ironclads patrol Havana ready to support a Cuba invasion.
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San Francisco
Philippines
Madrid
Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Schley
Admiral Sampson
Havana
Cuba
Spain
Admiral Dewey
Manila
B. G. Colson
Kentucky
MecKinney
Long
Alger
Miles
Puerto Rico
Washington
Sedley
New West Harbor
Tampa
Fla
Blanco
Santiago
Negotiations Begin in Washington to Settle U S Canada Controversies
Talks at the state department in Washington aim to settle all disputes between the United States and Canada. Across the nation business conditions improve with rising exports and healthier trade activity reported.
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United States
Canada
State Department
Washington
Week of Clearing Houses Shows Decline in Totals
Aggregate exchanges for the week ending the 27th reached 1,118,828,340 dollars, down from 1,325,001,71 the prior week. Baseball club ratios for the week ending the 28th list Cincinnati 0.667 and Boston 0.625 among others. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe observes her 79th birthday in Boston as miners near Pittsburgh report water striking a colliery and six men affected.
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United States
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Boson
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Louisville
St. Louis
Washington
Boston
Julia Ward Dowe
Republicans Nominate Loren Fletcher and James Hemenway for Congress
In Minnesota Fifth district Republicans nominated Loren Fletcher for congress for the fourth time by acclamation. In Indiana First district Republicans renominated James M. Hemenway for congress. A mob lynched Dick Oliver, a young Negro, for attempted assault upon a white woman, while John G. Ferguson and William M. Smith killed each other in a St. Louis duel over a girl. Illinois Republican league plans a Springfield convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Loren Fletcher
Congress
Indiana
James M. Hemenway
Dick Oliver
John G. Ferguson
William M. Smith
St. Louis
Republican League
Will’ Hod
Springfield
Tragedies Hit Mines and Sea in Belgium and Atlantic
An explosion of fire damp in a colliery near Mons Belgium killed 13 miners. The British steamer Mecca was sunk in a collision at sea with the captain and 52 others drowned.
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Mons
Belgium
Mecca
War Revenue Measure Debated In Senate scattered vote
Senate discussed the war revenue measure on February 2 with a Democratic majority proposal tabled by a 41 to 2 vote. Adjournment followed as the House was not in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Committee On
Fire Island
Columbia
Joe Kiser
Tom Johnson
Emma Hartzell
Concord
N. H
Denver
Col
Sampson
San Juan
Cervera
Santiago
Admiral Dewey
Manila
McLaurin
William V. Sullivan
United States Senate
Mississippi
Walthall
Cuba
Socialistic Labor Party
Pittsburgh
J. M. Barres
Philadelphia
Westminster Abbey
London
England
William Ewart Gladstone
Second Corps
Volunteer Army
Camp Alger
Washington
Asrus C. Carpenter
Town
Congress
Fort Dodge
Navy Department
Schley
Santiago de Cuba
Minor News Items From Across The Nation
The item notes 16 000 Americans in Germany with 2000 enrolled students and expects Washington wheat crops exceeding 20 million bushels. It mentions a Saratoga Lake regatta on June 30, a 5 year sentence for Charles Allen the pugilist, Edward Miller the oldest active railroad conductor, and a monument for Ensian Worth Bagley. Also cited are Mercy Gray’s death funding Baptist work, Callao captain shot, N W Taylor obituary, jubilee bells for Queen Victoria, Japan’s heir, Hazleton indemnity stance, and Ireland 114 year old postmaster Sid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Washington
Columbia
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Saratoga Lake
Charles Allen
St. Joseph
Edward Miller
Westchester
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ensian Worth Bagley
Spain
Mercy Maria Gray
Oakland
Cal
Baptist Church
Callao
Admiral Dewey
N. W. Taylor
Cleveland Paper Company
Cleveland
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Japan
State Department
Hazleton
Robert ‘Tavior
Searon
County Down
Sid
Forward Movement Miles Heads Tampa Campaign
Washington May 31 report says General Miles and a 34 man staff left for Tampa to personally direct the Cuba invasion as four expeditions may land at multiple points. The force includes about 20 000 regulars and 15 000 volunteers with 28 000 total regular and volunteer troops and 4 000 cavalry and 1 200 artillery.
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War Department
United States
Florida
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Chickamauga
Camp Alger
Washington
Long Island
Princesses and princes in royal life and gifts
A summary of royal figures and their largess or refusals. Prince Eui Wha of Corea returns to Seoul after a year in the United States learning English to evade assassins. The Turkish sultan lavishes wealth on Princess Naime with a lavish palace and staff paid by her father. The Austrian emperor rejects gifts for his jubilee, urging charitable deeds instead. Princess Tauline of Württemberg accompanies her father since childhood.
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Eui Wha
Corea
Seoul
Turkey
Naime
Tauline
Wurtemberg
Memorial Day Observances Across Cities Rail on Honor
Washington reports Memorial Day events across the nation with veterans urging reverence amid sports and public ceremonies. In Gettysburg and Arlington, large crowds attended parades and services, as Senator Thurston and Webster Davis delivered notable Orations while President McKinley sent regrets.
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Washington
Ocean
Grand Army
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Lexington
Nashville
Boston
St. Paul
Arlington
Thurston
Gettysburg
York Street
National Cemetery
Grand Army of the Republic
Houston Post
Chambersburg
Ladies‘ Aid Society
George J. Benner
Congress
W W. C. Alleman
Christ Lutheran Church
Benner
McKinley
Webster Davis
Interior
Honor to Lafayette at Paris Tomb Ceremony
In Paris on May 31 the American colony honored Lafayette at Picpus cemetery. Ambassador Horace Porter laid wreaths and praised the United States debt to Lafayette, while M. Bartholdi warned of a drift from republican traditions. The event featured a military band and both nations’ anthems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Lafayette
Picpus
United States
Horace Porter
M. Bartholdi
Gen. Porter
Pioneering Chicago Lawyer Benjamin F Fridley Dies at About Ninety
Aurora May 31 reports the death of Benjamin F Fridley a longtime Chicago property owner and Oswego settler aged about 90. Once a recall sheriff nominee he rose from blacksmith to lawyer and district attorney relying on memory despite no formal education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Benjamin F. Fridley
Merday
Chicago
Oswego
Murder and lynching in North and Georgia cases
Miss Emma Hartzell is murdered at her father Frank Hartzell’s home near Concord after being assaulted. two alleged black suspects are hanged by a mob of about 1500 in Charlotte. In Atlanta a jury finds Edward C. Flanagan guilty and sentences him to hang on June 24 for the murder of an 11 year old, amid broader violent crime notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Terminal
Gillette
Col
Frazier Lake
Alaska
Nashua
N. H
Haverhill
Mass
Garfield King
Fron
Salisbury
A. Richter
Iron Mountain
Mich
San Quentin
Cal
Joseph F. Ebanks
Harriet Stiles
John Borden
San Diego County
Edward Hammerstrom
Knoxville
Dallas
Tex
J. W. Cowan
Charlotte
N. C
Emma Hartzell
Frank Hartzell
Concord
Atlanta
Edward. C. Flanagan
Flanagan
FE. Ccane
Allen
Spain’s Santiago Stand Looms in Cuban War News
May 31 dispatches from Key West Kingston and London describe Cervera trapped in Santiago harbor and the hawk like naval outlook. Schley’s squadron remains in place as hopes rise for a hard blow within days and possible reinforcement of American ships.
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Key West
Fla
Spain
Santiago Harbor
Schley
Cervera
Santiago
West Indies
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Curacao
Sampson
Cuba
Cienfuegos
Mole St. Nicholas
Kingston
Jamaica
Harvard
London
Madrid
The
Times
Senor Sagasta
Senor Leon Y Castillo
Paris
Five Alaskan victims brought to Seattle by Rosalie
Six bodies arrived from Alaska on the Rosalie in Seattle. The deceased include H. A. Ireland former U.S. marshal of Utah and W. E. McDade of Vermont. The others are W. P. Condon S. D. Pike Cummings and Laughlin. Ireland and McDade died of pneumonia while the rest perished in the Chilcot avalanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Rosalie
H. A. Ireland
United States
Utah
W.\.E. McDade
Vermont
W. P. Condon
Pope Advocates Peace Proposals to President McKinsey
A London report says the pope has forwarded peace proposals to President McKinsey. The item cites a London news agency as the source of the claim and notes the alleged outreach aims at ending hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
McKinsey
Fire destroys Baltimore car barn and 130 cars
A Baltimore fire Sunday evening destroyed the Consolidated Railway company car barn at Irvington on Frederick road, burning 130 freight cars and causing about a quarter million dollars in losses. No injuries are reported. The blaze began in the barn housing the railway's winter cars. The fire’s cause is under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Consolidated, Railway Company
Ir‘vington
Frederick Road
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a great medicine to cleanse the blood and remove disease causes. It promotes Hood’s Pills as a remedy for indigestion with a 25 cent price and offers an 81 cap bottle deal with six for $5.
Why He Stood Outside and the Foot-Ease Ad
A fragment presents a humorous dialogue about marriage and a child on a doorstep. It includes an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming relief for tired feet and bunions, with price 25 cents and a free trial offer from Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen St. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cupid craze in silversmiths draws smiles
Miss Wantknow asks why Cupid is popular with silversmiths and Miss Knowall jokes it is cupidity as Jewelers' Weekly notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Miss Knowall
A Cheap Farm and a Good One
Advertises affordable farming opportunities with outdoor work most of the year. Encourages contacting P. Sid Jones or Dr. R. B. Crawford for details and visiting Garden Spots via Louisville & Nashville Railroad excursions on the first and third Tuesdays each month. Requests ten cents for a copy of Garden Spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Sid Jones
Birmingham
Ala
R. B. Crawford
Rookery Building
Chicago
Ill
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
C. P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
Atmore
In a Havana Restaurant Not Pork But Mules Have Hams
A humorous Cleveland Leader snippet shows a diner asking for ham in a ham sandwich. The waiter confirms, and the patron argues that mules also have hams, reflecting a playful localization of pork jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Senor
Cleveland
Omaha Exposition 1898 gains nation wide prominence
The Omaha Exposition of 1898 surpasses the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in importance to the country and sits beside the World's Fair at Chicago. All Trans Mississippian states and Eastern visitors are invited to Omaha from June to October. Tickets via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offered. an illustrated folder will be sent on a 2 cent stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago
Trans-Mississippi
Omaha
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul B’y
Geo. H. Heafford
Black Person Called Out In Racial Exchange
A fragment depicts a confrontation where Cap'n Jones insults Uncle Rube by labeling him a Black person, prompting a retort that acknowledges the term as a defining insult. The dialogue reflects racial tensions hinted at in a Truth publication fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Rube
Cap'n Jones
Marriage and Love Sage Quote Reflected in Enquirer Style
A Cumminsville Sage quips that a man marries for love and a woman loves to marry him. This Cincinnati Enquirer sentiment captures timeless views on romance and union in concise moral humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumminsville
Cincinnati Enquirer
Clara Considers Engagements After Marriage Doubts
A brief item notes Clara doubts about engagements while affirming she does not consider marriage a failure. The exchange quoted from Puck captures a lighthearted discussion of marital expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Bell
Puck
Shenandoah Breaks Records at MecVicker’s Chicago Run
MecVicker's Theater in Chicago reports unprecedented demand for Shenandoah with seats filling four weeks in advance. A male speaker notes lifelong admiration before marriage as friends discuss reconciled plans and engagement queries. The exchange reflects public enthusiasm and personal stakes around a popular stage production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MecVicker’s Theater
Chicago
Shenandoah
Advertising Claim Promises Cold Cure in One Car
An old advertisement touts a laxative and quinine tablet as a remedy for colds with a money back guarantee. It features ethical quips about friendship and a testimonial from Dr. G W Patterson of Inkster Michigan dated November 5 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Patterson
Inkster, Mich
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