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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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The War. America and Spam. Skirmishing on

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 4

LONDON, Monday night. — Although many thousands of inhabitants have taken refuge in the American lines and in the outlying suburbs, there are…

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A War Veteran's Story. Hopelessly Handicapped by Severe Bilousness and Liver Complaints. Many Medicines Tried in Vain. Remarkable Victory For. Bile Beans

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 4

Mr. Benjamin Kirvan, who resides at 472 Little Lonsdale-street, Melbourne, and is a native of that city, was born in [?]47, and has seen a good bit of the world…

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The War. the Siege of Santiago. Yellow Fever Among the American Troops. the Carlist Agitation. Germany and the Philippines. Australian Sheep for the Americans. a Spanish Spy. London, July 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 3

General Shafter has had a long interview with the Governor of Santiago, in the course of which he vainly urged that resistance was hopeless. The Governor finally told General Shafter if he wanted…

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The [?] of War

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 2

The mar has now Assumed proportions commensurate with the power of the greater of the two belligerent cations. In the recent…

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A War Barometer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 11

The unsettled state of Europe is immediately and faithfully indicated by the great British war barometer—Woolwich Arsenal. When the war clouds blacken, the Woolwich…

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Modern Ships of War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 13

While in one sense all warships are battle ships, the craft which bears that technical name is a steel structure, usually about 350ft long, 70ft wide, and 43ft deep. She weighs,…

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Russian Minister for War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 3

Lieutenant-General Kuropatkin, Commander-in-Chief and Governor of the Transcapian territory, Club been appointed Minister for War in Russia…

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The War. London, July 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 3

Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of the Mer[?]mac incident, and his follow prisoners have been released. They received a great welcome on their arrival on board the American cruiser New York…

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The War. America and Spain. London. July 8

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 3

President McKinley has [?]gaed the resolution passed by the United States Congress in favour of the annexation of Hawaii. A cruiser is about to sail from San [?]…

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The War. Surrender of Santiago. 11,000 Square Miles of Country Included. the Spanish Army to Be Sent Home. the American War Loan. a French Gunboat Fired On. the American Governor of Eastern Cuba. London. July 15. a.m

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 3

Santiago de Cuba has surrendered. Owing to the wound which General Linares received in repelling the assault on the city, rendering it necessary for him to have his arm amputated,…

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The War. Commodore Watson's Fleet. the Future the Philippines. Capitulation Op Santiago Signed. President M'kinley Thanks the Army. London, July 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1898 · page 3

There is n great panic at Barcelona and the other coastal towns of Spain is cosequence of the news of the despatch of commodore Watson's fleet to Europe. The inhabitants fear a bombardment by…

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The Horrors of War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

The war has now assumed proportions commensurate with the power of the greater of the two belligerent nations. In the recent engagement…

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The War America and Spam. London, July 17

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

IT is reported that negotiations are proceeding for the settlement of the war, After much haggling on the part of the Governor of Santiago in the course of which…

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The War. Surrender of Cuba. London, July 15

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

Santiago de Cuba has surrendered. Owing to the wound which General Linares received in repelling the assault on the city, rendering it…

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The War. Spain and America. Santiago Surrenders. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

GENERAL LINARES, the Spanish commander, who was seriously wounded on July 5, will be obliged to have one of his arms amputated…

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The War. Evacuation of Santiago. Troops Surrender Their Arms. the United States Flag Hoisted. Yellow Fever Prevalent. Attack Upon Puerto Rico. London, July 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 3

The Spanish troops in Santiago marched out of the city on Sunday. They proceeded to the American lines and surrendered their arms. They will sail for Spain at the end of the month. The…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 2

Owing to the wound General Linares received in r[?]pelling the assault on the city, rendering it necessary for him to have his arm…

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Wednesday, July 20, 1898. the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 2

WE have so far nothing further respecting terms of peace, and presumably the Spanish Government has not sought them. The United States Government is evidently…

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The War. Press Censorship in Madrid. Admiral Cerveras Lionised in . AMERICA. London, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 3

The press censorship in Madrid is extremely rigid. The public is virtually ignorant as to the progress of the war. London, July 19, 8.25 p.m…

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The War. Manzanillo Bombarded. Two Spanish Gunboats Destroyed. More Spanish Surrenders. Furious Cubans. London, July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 3

The port of Manzanillo, situated on the western shores of the province of Santiago do Cubs, has been bombarded by the American fleet. Two Spanish gunboats and four sailing vessels were…

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