Dewey Victory At Manila Sparks Anxiety Over News
Washington May 3 reports reveal the United States still awaits official word of Commodore Dewey’s Manila victory. Analysts fear casualties and question fleet protection while pondering garrison plans, insurgent cooperation, and possible acquisitions of Manila and Puerto Rico as the war unfolds. The Spanish fleet suffers crippling losses, including Reina Christina Castilla and Don Juan de Austria, with millions in damage.
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Washington
Manila
Dewey
Hong Kong
Olympia
MiCulloch
United States
San Francisco
Department
Commodore Dewey
Philippines
Cne
Spain
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Reina Christina
Castilla
Christina
Don Juan de Austria
What Are Our Rights Dr Theodore Woolsey On Seizures
Yale international law professor Dr Theodore Woolsey discusses when a war begins and the legality of capturing Spanish merchant ships before formal war. He notes prize court decisions, diplomatic ties, and the Spanish pledge not to seize neutral cargo, arguing cargo ownership and flag influence.
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Theodore §. Woolsey
Yale
Theodore 5S. Woolsey
Department of International Law
Yale Law School
England
Venezuela
Spain
United States
Hut Tax Sparks Sierra Leonean Evictions
Residents refuse hut tax by dismantling their dwellings and living under trees rather than pay the levy. Locals abandon homes across communities in protest against the new tax.
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Sierra Leone
Iceberg Towing Venture Prompts Grand Spectacle At Sea
A Denver inventor pitches the Klondike and Cuba Ice-Towing and Anti-Yellow Fever company to haul icebergs to southern shores for cooling and medical use. He claims profits from selling iceberg melt as gold and from patient care, estimating $1,000 per patient and $119,000 per iceberg. The plan envisions towing massive icebergs with tugboats, creating a striking sight for observers.
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Klondike and Cuba
Klondike and
Cuba
Klondike
Man
Denver
Col
Export of 115 Tons Zinc to Calcutta Reported
Shipment consists of 115 tons of zinc from Bertha Zinc company Virginia to Calcutta for the Indian ordnance department. Zinc is described as of exceptional purity suitable for military needs and is an unusual export from American mines.
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Calcutta
Bertha Zinc Company
Virginia
Indian Ordnance Department
Tornado Kills 13 in Jerico and Walnut Grove Damage
A Cedar county tornado near Jerico and Walnut Grove, Missouri, killed 13 people and fatally injured several others. The storm destroyed the Methodist church and multiple houses, with downed telephone wires reported as Waubleau also suffered damage.
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Humansville
Jerico
Cedar County
Walnut Grove
Here
Waubleau
Hickory County
Camp Tanner Grows Into Smooth Running Military Post
In Camp Tanner Springfield Illinois on May 3 the post reports 30 brigadier staff officers 401 officers and 726 men totaling 9127 as Gen Barkley enforces disciplined order nearly equal to the regular army. Spaniards Stop Cable Messages Manila interruption noted in Hong Kong. Mosby’s services accepted Col John S Musby in San Francisco to raise troops for the south. Seattle street car held up by three masked men.
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Camp Tanner
Springfield
Ill
Barkley
Hong Kong
Manila
Mosby
San Francisco
Col
John S. Musby
Miley
Seattle
Renton
Tate Ot
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