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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Aug. 22

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 3

THE Spaniards at Puerto Rico are appealing to the United States troops for protection from the revenge of the natives of the island…

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Our Special Cables. [Reuter's Service.—copyright.] the Soudan War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 5

IT is stated that the Khalifa has 70,000 troops at Omdurman, and a battle is imminent…

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End of the War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

Aquinaldo, leader of the rebels in the Philippines has ordered his followers to lay down their a[?]s. The insurgents are willing to…

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Impending War With Russia

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 4

BISMARCK'S contemptuous allusion to the position Grout Britain teemed to him to be occupying in China, bowever humiliating to the self-respect of…

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America and Spain. Latest War News

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

Commodore Schley and Captain "Bob" Evans, of the United States fleet near Santiago, are down with yellow fever…

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War. America Against Spain. London, Thursday. Serious Charges. General Miles Spears Out. Spaniards Home. Insurgents' Offer. Protectorate Wanted

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 5

General Miles bee made, a number of serious allegations against the Washington War Department. He accused the authorities with haying…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Aug. 26

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 4

GENERAL SHAFTER, the American Commander at Santiago, has sailed for New York. The last of the army will leave Santiago…

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Why The Americans Declared War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 3

MR. FREDRICK MATHESON, in the FORTNIGHTY REVIEW for May, sets forth the American case. Mr. Matheson, like all Americans, is quite sure…

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The War. [Reuter Message.] London, Aug. 30

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 4

THERE was intense enthusiasm in New York yesterday, on the arrival of the 7lst regiment from Cuba. Women hysterically embraced the troops…

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Horrors of War. a Surgeon's Reminiscences

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 6

THE horrors of war, as witnessed by one who passed through the FrancoGerman campaign, are painted in faithful and lurid colours by Dr…

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Political. the Tug of Wa.r

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 3

The Government and the Opposition are now engaged in oa tough. a tng-of-war ae was erdr waged in the historic chamber in Macquarie-afreet…

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The American-Spanish War. a Renewal of the War Anticipated

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 5

According to the New York Correspondent of the London "Times," a renewal of the war with Spain is anticipated by Major General…

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A War Claim

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 3

The personal claims of the Spaniards in connection with the late war amount to 20 million dollars…

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A Terrible War Bill

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 4

EVEN to those who profess to know something of the terrible cost of war it will be somewhat of a shock to learn that the six principal wars of the latter half century have absorbed a sum…

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A Terrible War Bill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 2

EVEN to those who profess to know something of the terrible cost or war it will be somewhat of a shock to learn that the six principal wars of…

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From Valet to Prince. a Daring Soldier of Fortune

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 4

FROM valet to Prince is a Rig jump. Prince Carovigno has made it, and tie has become famous in Italian politics as well, through his ambitious and the wrongs he claims to have…

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The Soudan War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 2

A correspondent from Alexandria reports that General Kitchener states if the Khalifa's defeat had been delayed for a fortnight, Captain…

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Newspapers at War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 6

A libel case, in which great interest was taken, was heard in the Bellinger District Court, before Judge Docker, on Friday. The plaintiff…

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The War Scare

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 4

So many previous was "scares" have ended in smoke that there is a pretty comfortable persuasion that the present difficulty between England…

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War Scare in New Zealand

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

In New Zealand the Governor has received cablegrams regarding the possibility of war. The Defence Department is making preparations, and…

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