So far as regards new developments or striking incidents indicative of the progress of the federal campaign, a palpable air of dulness yesterday pervaded political and federation circles. Possibly this ...
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Article : 80 wordsThree American warships bombared Matanzas, 45 miles eastward of Havana, with the view of preventing the construction of earthworks by the Cubans. ...
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Article : 104 wordsOperations have begun in carne[?]t, Matanzas, which next to Havana is the most important port in Cuba, has been bombarded by three American warships in order to prevent the construction of ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 29 Apr 1898, Page 5
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