War Feeling Increasing. American Representative's Family Leaves Madrid
LONDON, Wednesday.—The war feeling in America is deepening. General Woodford'S family has left Madrid for Paris…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1898
499 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 25
On the Brink of War. Officials Leaving Cuba. Vessels Sent for American Residents
LONDON, Tuesday.—The American Government has sent several vessels to Havana to embark the American Consul-General and other officers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →International News. America and Spain. the Republic Ready for War. Disposition of Her Fleet. Projected Attacks
LONDON, Tuesday.—The American navy has been disposed in readiness for immediate hostilities. Fifteen warships are now stationed at Key…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →America and Spain. the Imminence of War. Ambassadorial Appeals in Favour of Peace. an "Insupportable Situation."
LONDON, Thursday.—Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassador at Washington, and five other European Ambassadors have presented…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Spanish War Minister on the Situation. a National War Fund in Spain. Letters of Marque Applied For
LONDON, Friday.—Lieutenant-General Correa, the Spanish Minister for War, in the course of an interview at Madrid, said that it would be better…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Threatened War
A cable from Dunedin states that before the American barquentine Abiel Abbott sailed for New York on Saturday, the captain wired for instructions In view of the strained relations existing between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The President's Message. Force to Be Used in Cuba. the War Must End
LONDON, Monday.—The message of President M'Kinley to Congress asks that the President be authorised to employ force to terminate the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The House of Representatives Decide. Overwhelming Vote in Favour of War
LONDON, Thursday.—In the American House of Representatives a resolution was passed by 320 votes to 20 authorising President M'Kinley to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Probable War
U.S.A. is going to fight Spain. That is, she will if the chief maker of peace and war in the Republic is going to bow to the [?]tates of his Congress. Consequently the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Critical Time. President M'kinley's Position. War Considered Inevitable
LONDON, Friday.—The United States Senate is discussing the resolutions of the Foreign Relations Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Congress and the President's Message. the War Feeling
LONDON, Saturday.—There was a prolonged session of the Senate on Friday, and it is expected that a vote will be taken to-night. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Excitement in Madrid. National War Fund. Led by Queen Christina
LONDON, Friday.—There is intense excitement in Madrid in consequence of the impending war. Queen Christina has headed a national fund for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An American War Vote
LONDON, Sunday.—The Legislature of Massachusetts has, after only half an hour's discussion, voted 500,000dol (£100,000) for the State militia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pending War. Increase in Insurance Rates. War Risks
The following "rates" have been cabled from London, and have been adopted by the Sydney Underwriters' Association:—"New York to Australia, or vice versa: By…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Contraband of War
LONDON, Monday.—It is stated that Great Britain will treat coal as contraband of war in the West Indies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American War Preparations. Chartering Liners
LONDON, Monday.—The United States has chartered the St. Paul and the St. Louis, two steamers of the Red Star line, belonging to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How a Foreign War Would Affect Us
All the same it is necessory to take into consideration the effect of a war between U.S.A. and any country, on British Commarce, and Australian prosperity. Whatever we…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Cost of War
THE cost of war[?] How many people reckon it? How many can? The Napoleonic wars cost France a thousand millions; they cost England more than half that sum in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ultimatum Signed. War to Commence on
LONDON, Wednesday.—President Mackinley has signed the ultimatum, and begin, war after 6 o'clock on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →International News. America and Spain. Declaration of War. the Attitude of Britain. the Feeling in the States. Mutually Cordial Friendship
LONDON, Tuesday.—The newspapers of the United States cordially recognise the "unfaltering friendship" shown to America by Great Britain at…
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