A Lady War Correspondent
Mrs Clara Benck Colby, the first woman in the United States to receive a war correspondent's pass, is (an American contemporary says) founder, editor, and proprietor of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1898
507 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 26
The War. Bombardment of Holguin. by the Insurgents. Anglo-american Friendship. Another War Averted. London, Aug. 12
THE insurgent leader, Calixto Garcia is besieging Holguin, an important town, with a population of 32,200, 65 miles north-west of Santiago de Cuba…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Latest. the War's Cost to America. Estimated at £30,000,000. London, Aug. 14
It is estimated that the coat of the war to America has already readied £30,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cable News. the Late War. America and Spain. Peace Protocol Signed. What Spain Surrenders. All Fighting Stopped. Blockades Raised. London
The protocol embodying the terms of peace between Spain and America, agreed upon by M. Cambon, the French ambassador at Washington, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Last Shot. Spain's Loss of Empire. Admiral Cervera in America. Enthusiastic Receptions. London, Aug. 15
ON Saturday morning several shots wore fired from Morro Castle, at Havana, at the cruiser San Francisco, the flagship of Commodore John A. Howell. One shot hit the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. the Bombardment of Manila. a Detailed Account. London, Aug. 17
THE bombardment of Manila by the American squadron commenced at half-past 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, eight vessels being engaged. The fire was kept up for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Greco-turkish War. Officers in Trouble. to Be Court-martialled. London
The trouble in connection with the Greco-Turkish war is not yet over. Only the other day a commodore was court-martialled for supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Santiago Garrison. Want of Discipline. Repairing War Ships. a Request to England
Telegrams from Santiago de Cuba report that uneasiness is felt there owing to the fact that General Shatter's troops have all been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America As a Power. Big Naval Scheme. Eight War Ships Building. Twelve Moke to Be Built. London
Though the war with Spain is over, the American Government is increasing its naval construction programme, with the manifestintention of securing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late War. Russia and the Philippines. Overtures to Spain. the United States Navy. Extensive Increase Proposed. London, Aug. 19
It is reported that Russia is negotiating with Spain for the cession to the former of a coaling station in the Philippines. An extensive scheme of shipbuilding has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late War. the Situation at Manila, American Agreement with the Rebels. the Peace Commissioners Appointed. London, Aug. 22
Major-General Morritt, the offcer commanding the American land forces in Manila, has forwarded to the authorities at Washington an official despatch on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late War. the Latest. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Cost of the War to Spain, £18,000,000. London, Aug. 26
GENERAL Shafter has sailed from Santiago, and the last detachment of his army leaves to-day for America. General Miles, commanding the American army at Puerto…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insurgents Pacified. Spanish Troops Returning. the American War Office. London
The insurgents in the Philippines are laying down their arms on condition that the islands are not handed back to Spain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Spain. Cost of the War. £18,000,000 to June
The Madrid Gazette states that the cost to Spain of the campaign in Cuba from January to June was 447,369,450 Pesetas (about £18,000,000.)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late War. Sickness Among American Troops. in Puerto Rico. the Annexation. of Hawaii. the American Flag Hoisted. London. Aug. 24
SICKNESS is greatly increasing among the United States troops in Puerto Rico. There have been 1,000. cases of malarial fever and dysentery, and a few cases of typhoid fever…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late War. London, Aug. 27
It is expected that the Cortes and not the Government will nominate the Spanish peace commission. Some changes have been made in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bendigo Mystery. a Bush Tragedy. War It Murder?
The Bendigo correspondent of the Melbourne Age given some sensational particulars regarding what is now termed a bush tragedy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late War. the Peace Commission. Philipine Rebels Want a Republic. London, Aug. 20
MAJOR-GENERAL Wealey Merritt, the commander of the United States troops at Manila, has been ordered by the American Government to proceed to Paris as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Reuter's Telegrams.] Brush with the Dervishes. the Khalifa Short of War Material. London, Aug. 31
The latest news from the Soudan states that a body of friendly natives under the command of British officers, have had a brush with the Dervishes at Gaali, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dreyfus Case. the French War Minister Resigns. a Sensational Statement. Germany Could Clear Dreyfus. London, Sept. 3
IN accordance with the threat made by him when it was announced that M. Brisson, the French Premier, and three of his colleagues, were in favour of a revision…
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