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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
7
Reports describe U S forces near the Cuban capital advancing under artillery fire and rough terrain. Generals Wheeler and Miles command a vanguard as engineers improve approaches and Cuban allies assist. Morro defense yields heavy losses and scarce ammunition amid heat and hardship for troops awaiting action.
Washington reports Spanish forces around 14 000 entrenched positions behind barbed wire and earthworks facing about 18 000 Americans under Shafter with 4 000 Cubans. Spanish ships loom, while Sampson may force harbor entry to offset the fortifications. Reinforcements from Manzanillo and Holguin, totaling about 18 000, are advancing unopposed and heighten the risk to Shafter before further aid arrives.
Preparations for a general American advance on Santiago de Cuba progress as 43 000 troops push to the front. General Wheeler holds the line while Chaffee’s brigade maneuvers forward, and Shafter remains aboard Seguranca in close contact with Rear Admiral Sampson.
The senate passed a resolution tendering thanks of Congress to common seamen, one of the first times such a gesture is recorded in its history. Patriotic speeches lauded the private soldiers and navy sailors for their service.
Washington reports orders for a 9000 man Second division of the Fourth Army Corps under Brigadier General Snyder to depart Tampa. The force, with six batteries, will sail to Key West and proceed to Santiago to join Major General Shafter's forces as part of a larger invasion totaling about 80 000 men under various commands. General Miles is to proceed to Santiago within a week.
London reports that Germany will not permit bombardment provoking American fleet irritation. Dewey plans capitulation demand with reinforcements, and Boston heads to Boliva to base operations as Governor General arranges talks with foreign admirals. Spanish defense endures starvation while Filipinos fear for Captain-General Augutin family amid surrender.
Weekly market letter reports Leiter's wheat deal collapsed leaving about 14 million bushels cash wheat and over 10 million bushels futures in limbo. Liquidation shifts to Armour and Alexander Godda with potential losses of 3 to 5 million dollars, and a lack of a market leader to absorb surplus signals possible future rallies after liquidation runs its course.
A catalog of prices for vegetables fruits dairy meats poultry and more across Yakima California Oregon and Washington regions. Items include potatoes carrots lettuce beets lemons bananas oysters halibut salmon and mutton with per sack per crate per ton and per dozen rates.
The article describes Santiago de Cuba as an old city with controversial claims about Columbus landing there and details its architecture and daily life. It notes siesta customs, shop hours, and widespread smoking among all ages, highlighting vivid street scenes and cultural contrasts.
Maj S I M Byers of Des Moines Iowa wrote the song that christened Sherman’s march to the sea during a Cuban prison stay. He first composed it while wandering at night in Santiago de Cuba and a fellow prisoner set it to music. The tune spread through the prison glee club and reached the North, becoming a wartime anthem read by veterans.
Fragmentary notes describe a wartime atmosphere with references to incursions and obstacles to aggression. The text mentions country houses near Santiago and refers to alert activity by Usania forces, contrasting with lazier forces in northern climates.
A fragmented report notes correspondent Charles H. Thrall and Haydon Jones captured in Cuba with wrists bound by fetters. Also mentions Sandwich, England, as a famed medieval seaport now two miles inland due to sea retreat.
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