Spain answers U S peace terms slow to Washington
Paris Aug The Spanish ambassador delivered Spain’s reply to the U S peace demands to the French foreign minister. Transmission to Washington is slow due to multiple translations and cipher work. Officials expect a lengthy document with conditional concessions, shaping views on whether it meets core U S terms and the fate of Havana and Puerto Rico. Brig Gen John Poland dies in Asheville after fever.
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Delenese
Spain
United States
Washington
Madrid
Senor Leone Castillo
Senor Castillo
Castillo
Foreign Office
Havana
Puerto Rico
Cortes Necessar
McKinley
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Blands
Cuba
Iayana
Blanco
Tle
War costs and Spanish losses weigh on both sides
The article estimates U S war expenses at about 1,000,000 daily since April, with total costs around 150,000,000 after accounting for loans and major items. It details American and Spanish casualties, territory losses for Spain, and the U S gains from naval strength and land campaigns, highlighting the broad financial and territorial stakes of the war.
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Washington
Aug
Santiaga
Manila
Santiago
Cuba
Puerto Rico link pioneer cable project may form
New York reports a major business move favoring a Puerto Rico cable connection to the United States. Existing routes are indirect under foreign control, with rates nearly five times those to England or France despite shorter distances. Cervera visits Annapolis with his son and a Roman Catholic priest, returning from Baltimore aboard the Norfolk steamer. leave granted was only 43 hours.
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New York
Puerto Rico
United States
England
France
Cervera
Baltimore
Annapolis
Admiral Cervera and Son
Iaving
Angell Farewell Audience in Consrantinople Aug 5
Dr. James B. Angell former United States minister in Consrantinople held a farewell audience with the sultan on Friday. He resigns by May and is succeeded by Oscar S. Straus of New York. Angell plans to depart August 13, bound for Pittsburgh. Forties tow boats with coal fleet start down the Ohio carrying 3,750,000 bushels to Louisville and Cincinnati.
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Spain
Washington
Payy
United States
Cuba
Petitro Rico
Tadrove Islands
Philippine Islands
New York
Pennsylvania Nest
Tlinois
el Nacional
Cervera
Cristobal Calon
Vizcaya
Castile and
Aragon
Mialtstery Angell
James B. Angell
Oscar S. Straus
Angell
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Louisville
Cinecinnail
San Francisco
North
K. Mitsuse
The
New World
Spanish Force Driven Jinck and a Loss of Two Killed
Washington Aug 3 Late Saturday the first dispatch from Gen Miles reports in Ponce Guayamo captured with slight resistance. Four Ohio and Third Illinois units led the assault. Casualties include Private John O Cordner and C W Riffee both legs, T W Walcott foot, all from the Fourth Ohio. One Spaniard killed two wounded. miles
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Miles
Shofter
Cuba
Washington
War Department
Ponce
Brooke
Haines
Ohio
Illinoia
Guayamo
John O'Cordner
C. W. Riffee
T. W. Walcott
Noy Stone
Adjuntas
Utundo
Second Wisconsin
Regular Infantry
Puerto Rico
Ernst
Henry
Trade Outlook Good As Peace Prospects Lift Business
R G Dun & Co reports weeks of trade activity improve with peace prospects. Clearing-house payments reach record July levels, up 8 percent from 1892, while weekly gains run 11.7 percent. Industrials resume after short vacations, labor issues scarce, wheat output seen at 700 million bushels with prices up 24 percent. farmers hold grain, receipts down 36 percent from last year. Visible supply remains tight with high export pace.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Puerto Rican Campaign Posts and Troop Movements
Reports recount Gen Miles’s campaign logistics in Cuba and Puerto Rico, noting well supplied troops, vigilant artillery, and ongoing reinforcement movements to aid Miles and Shafter. Dispatches mention ships leaving for Montauk, plans to use Puerto Rico experience for Cuba reconstruction, and Captain Charles Clark ordered home after medical review.
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Miles
Gen
Wade
United States
Alger
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Washington
Mites
Shafter
Santiago
Montauk Point
L. 1
Lost Heroic Action of Kriesson in Viscaya Battle Off Santiago
A New York Herald report from Wortsmouth details the torpedo boat Kriesson racing into the Siboney area during the wake of Spanish sorties. The Ericsson torpedoed the Vizcaya as she struck colors, leaving many survivors including Capt. Eulate, while the Ericsson rescued nearly a hundred men from the burning wreck.
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New York Herald
Wortsmouth
N. 11
Santiago
Kriesson
Siboney
Indiana
Santiago Harbor
Ericsson
Spain
Vizeaya
Eulate
Fame
Pullman son seeks army commission amid delays
Mrs. Pullman, at her West End New Jersey cottage, says George M. Pullman hopes for a U.S. army commission. She notes prior promises from Secretary Alger and senators, cites health risks of Cuba, and indicates Manila as possible posting while stressing.options depend on a commission and objections to private enlistment.
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George M. Pullman
United States Army
Manila
May Lose Vanderbilts to a European Drift
The Vanderbilt fortune is discussed as members of the family move toward Europe. Cornelius and Mrs Vanderbilt have leased a chateau on St. Germain terrace. William K Vanderbilt is linked to a Parisian setup. George W Vanderbilt and Frederick W Vanderbilt are abroad with their spouses, with plans not yet clear.
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Atlantic
Europe
Cornelius Vanderbilt
St. Germain
William K. Vanderbilt
George W. Vanderbilt
Paris
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Curious Curtains At London Club With Cork Portiere
A London club features a portiere made from hundreds of champagne corks with tin tops, each cork forming a string of 61 corks connected by three turquoise beads between corks. There are 24 strings, with cork prices from 12 to 46 shillings, totaling about £1000. Also mentions the Welsh village Llanfairpwllgwyngyll as a long place name.
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London
Queen Victoria Hosts Mrs Johnston at Windsor Castle
Special request of Queen Victoria brought Harriet Lane Johnston niece of President Buchanan to a private Windsor audience. Mrs Henry White presented her as the prince of Wales and queen discussed past U S hospitality and the war outlook. The queen hopes for peace and plans for the Johnston reception by the prince and princess of Wales. Johnston enjoyed the visit and the queen’s cordial reception.
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Victoria
Harriet Lane Johnston
Buchanan
Windsor Castle
Henry White
Johnston
Prince of Wales
Washington
Miss Lane
White House
England
Prince
Princess of Wales
United States
Windsor
Mr. Buchanan
Great Britain
System Established for Military Mail Service
Secretary Alger approves a general order outlining a complete military mail system. The Post Office Department oversees mails while the Army's Quartermaster transports within camps. Battalion adjutants ensure proper mail distribution. a postal superintendent runs new military post offices at each camp.
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Alger
Army
Post Office Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Postal Service
Fireproof Wood Topic Reaches Naval Board
Ex Secretary Herbert pressed fireproof wood as a defense in naval construction. He cited naval battle reports showing fire as a major destroyer of ships and claimed American vessels avoided fires due to fireproof wood. Secretary Long agreed and will reconvene a special board that recommended limiting prepared wood in warship building.
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Herbert
Long
Army enlistment officers warned of strict accountability
Gen Miles orders recruiting officers to be held to strict accountability for enlisting underage or unfit recruits. If a recruit is later rejected as a minor, the enlisting officer may be charged for expenses. Also noted: British Army medical corps reorganization naming lieutenants as officers up to colonel, with surgeon general at top rank.
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Miles
French minister bans borax and boric acid meat imports
A French agriculture notice prohibits importations of meats containing borax or boric acid. The measure targets additives in meat products and aims to curb unsafe imports.
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