May 8—Miss Helen Gould sent the government a check for $100,000 to add to the war fund.
May 19—William Ewart Gladstone died at Hawarden. He was England’s greatest parliamentarian and a leader for many years. He was acknowledged throughout the world as one of the ablest men of modern times. He was born in 1809.
May 19—Arrival of Admiral Cervera’s fleet in the harbor of Santiago, Cuba.
May 25—Second call for 75,000 volunteers issued by the President.
June 3—Merrimac sunk in the harbor of Santiago by Lieutenant Hobson.
June 20—United States Army of Invasion landed in Cuba under General Shafter.
July 1 and 2—El Caney and San Juan, Cuba, captured by United States troops with heavy loss.
July 3—Admiral Cervera’s fleet attempted to escape and was entirely destroyed by United States fleet under command of Commodore Schley.
July 3–6—No newspapers were published in Chicago in these days of great events on sea and land, owing to a strike of the stereotypers. New men were secured July 6 and publication resumed. The newspaper owners formed a trust to fight the workers. Bulletin boards throughout the city were used to convey the latest news to the citizens.
July 4—The French line steamer La Bourgogne collided with the British ship Cromartyshire sixty miles south of Sable Island, near Newfoundland, and sunk. Five hundred and sixty of the 725 persons on board were drowned.