Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Spanish-American War" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Commodore Dewey, Cuba, Manila Bay, Paris Treaty, peace protocol, San Juan Hill, Santiago Bay, Spain
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between April 25, 1898 and December 10, 1898.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"A New Field for American Enterprise--Cuba, Queen of the Antilles"
The National Tribune (Washington, DC), April 28, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Glorious Victory of Dewey's Fleet"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), May 2, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"The Maine is Avenged"
The Daily Kentuckian (Hopkinsville, KY), May 3, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Scenes in the Camp Life of Our Volunteer Soldiers"
The National Tribune (Washington, DC), June 23, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Uncle Sam's Regulars Encamp on Cuban Soil"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), June 23, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Tremendous Losses in the Two Days' Fighting at the Front"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), July 3, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Spain's Fleet Destroyed, Ladrone Islands are Ours"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), July 4, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Toral Gives up Everything"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), July 17, 1898, Page 1, Image, 1, col. 4.
"Surrender of Santiago Finally Accomplished"
The St. Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN), July 17, 1898, Page 1, Image 3, col. 6.
"Peace Proclaimed"
The Kansas City Journal (Kansas City, MO), August 13, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Signing of the Treaty of Peace"
The Scranton Tribune (Scranton, PA), December 12, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Treaty of Peace is Ratified"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), February 7, 1899, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.

Spanish-American War: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America