Expedition Leaves Key West for Santiago Invasion
War department confirms first military expedition sailed from Key West bound for Santiago. Maj Shafter commands 11,?00 troops including Regulars and three volunteer units. Cavalry limited by transport space. infantry and artillery form the bulk as the fleet heads toward Cuba amid war risks.
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Washington
War Department
Key West
Santiago
Navy
War Departments
War Board
Len. Shatter
Cound
Thase
New York Infantry
Missichusetts
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Col. Wood
Theodore Roosevel
Beernd United States Cavalry
Alky Tounred
Wail
Savah
Firs Artllery
Bauerles G and JL
Neers
Siraul
Geo. Shafter
Hivl
Port Paanpa
Santi
Cuban Struggle Report From Havana Amid Shortages and Fortifications
Letters from a British cruiser Talbot officer and a Havana merchant depict Cuba’s hardship. Common people starved, wealthy strained, garrison rationing below standard. Gen Dance strengthens defenses with mining and entrenching. morale fluctuates between buoyant and despondent. Manco has ample ammunition but may lack heavy-caliber guns to counter battleships.
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Toronto
Can
Talbot
Havana
Cuba
Dance
Jmanco
Hawaiian Annexation Debate Highlights Senate Action
In Washington on June 1, the House passed senate bills granting American registers to six Hawaiian steamers while Mr. Newlands urged annexation as vital to commerce and Pacific defense. A emergency Behring Sea award payment bill faced opposition. Later, Senate action on Cripple Creek Railway right of way through Pike's Peak timber reserve was reported.
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Washington
House
Senate
Victoria
Olympia
Arizona
Columbia
Argyle
Tacoma
Arcadia
Newlands
Silverite
Cannon
Rep
Behring Sen
Bland
Dem
Ma. Newlands
Pacific
Belt
Islands
Cripple Creek Railroad Company
Pike’s Peak
Col
Spain Declares Hope Denies Cuban Landing Claims
Madrid notes that European powers misread Spain’s resolve as the war continues. A semi official statement rebuts American reports of Cuban landings and asserts Spain remains determined and resourceful despite the Cadiz fleet being unfit for sea per a Washington dispatch.
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Madrid
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Spain
Ambassador Hay Denies He Was Involved In Manila Plot
London June 13 The United States ambassador Col John Hay denies responsibility for a story claiming he planned or led events in Manila. He states there is no truth to the assertion and rejects the allegation as baseless.
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Taner
Dine
Manilie Railway Company
Con
Manila
Tle
Messiwe
Manii Suneay
Hong Kong
Briggs
Admairal Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Aguinaldo
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain
Briges
Santiago
Hay
Han Fallen
London
Col
John Hay
Americana
Prince of Wales
Henry White
Carter
Chauncey M. Depew
Benhelm
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
Messrs. C. Richardson
Washington
Bradley Mary Tin, Jr
J. Stock
Ry Ward
New York
EK. FT. Litchfield
Brooklyn
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
San Francisco Runs Aground In Dense Fogoff Highland Light
The U S cruiser San Francisco ran ashore in dense fog Monday morning about half a mile west of High Head life saving station, Massachusetts. The vessel lies in an easy position and is expected to float at high water without injury.
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San Francisco
Highland Light
Mass
United States
High Head
Legacy of Labor and Levee Tales Across Cities
A compact digest notes a labor inquiry commission discussing funding disputes over a church bookkeeper claim, reports on a London prince’s levee with U S and British dignitaries, covers the Christian and Missionary Alliance session in San Francisco with sermons by Rev John Robertson, and notes Chicago wheat loss rumors and a Cannes disaster toll with 40 killed, plus Hobson’s cable reply and the president’s receipt of the war revenue bill.
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Christian and Missionary Alliance
San Francisco
J. A. Praser
Dean A. C. Peek
Denver
Alliance
John Robertson
Glasgow
Scotland
Hobson
New York
Linares
Santiago
Manila Fall Reports Unconfirmed by State Department
Washington June 13. The state department said no official word reached on reports of Manila’s fall or on the Marines’ fight at Guantanamo. Washington June 14. Admiral Dewey’s May 4 dispatch from Cavite praising his crews arrives, noting brave, loyal ships and officers, with a detailed Manila Bay battle account.
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Sampson
Guantanamo Bay
Navy Department
United States
Manila
Washington
State Department
Sai
Ambassador Hay
Guantanamo
Admiral Dewey
Cavite
Manila Bay
Cuban appeal for funds to aid Cuban independence
June 13 in New York Tomas Estrada Palma urged pecuniary help for the Cuban cause. He warned that war or not Cubans must support freedom with funds for weapons and equipment to maintain the republic’s ideals and to meet obligations without discredit among American supporters. In Chicago Judge Burke ruled Joseph Kt Dunlop has no claim to Mrs. Mureka C Storey estate, noting the antenuptial contract is valid and leaves the estate to Benjamin B Lamb, her nephew and administrator.
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New York
Tomas Estrada Palma
United States
Spain
Chicago
Joseph Kt. Dunlop
Mureka C. Storey
Burke
Dunlop
Little Pimples Turn to Cancer Miracle Cure Claim
A missive from RF of Gillsburg Mississippi asserts that early pimples or scratches can develop into malignant cancer. The letter describes initial blots spreading despite doctors, then credits a remedy labeled 8. 4. 5 with temporary relief. ten years later the disease allegedly returned.
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William
Gillsburg
Miss
Reindeer Fail in Alaska Copper River Expeditions
Government exploring parties to Copper River and Cook's Inlet under Captains Abercrombie and Lenn fail to secure Lapland reindeer left at Pyramid harbor. Reindeer driven inland by Laplanders, herd dying, forcing landfall with no packing means. Indians discover new Chilkat pass route shortening travel to Lindeman.
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Copper River
Cook's Inlet
Alaska
Lapland
Pyramid Harbor
Lone Canal
Klondike
Cook’s Inlet
Capts
Abercrombie
Lenn
U.S. A
Valencia
Lieut
Ryan
Taiya
Chilkat Pass
Lindeman
Trick of a Spy Near Entrance to New York Yard
Spanish spies tried to gain admission at Sands street gate and failed. A man left vowing to swim for entry, then upset a small boat near the San Francisco and swam to the shore. He was detected, fished out, and hustled away. The piece also notes a Bible society pause in Cuba, a call to resume work, and mentions an international Congress of Medical Women in London.
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New York Navy Yard
Sands Street
San Francisco
Navy Yard
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Martinique
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von Thun- Todenstein
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Reichsruth
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Siates
Philippines
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Matin
Dewey
Camara
Cadiz
Manila Rmport
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Ff Witke
Euvenan
Hussars
Hussar
Tisan Commission
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Joseph Leiter
Cannes
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Here
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Lamb
Swift’s
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
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Congress of Women
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