Army of invasion good news from Sampson expected
Washington May 9 cabinet discussed reaffirming Dewey at Manila and Cuba moves. About 6,000 troops to be sent on City of Peking with Charleston as convoy. McCulloch waits outside Hong Kong. Dewey may not bombard forts but will retain control. Sampson’s fleet expected to win Puerto Rico. Cuban campaign plans unchanged with landing and coordinated fronts. New cruiser New Orleans arrives at Hampton Roads. Schley and fleet impressed by its appearance. Oregon arrives Bahia with secret instructions.
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Dewey
Manila
Cuba
Peking
Charleston
McCulloch
Mirs Bay
Hong Kong
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Pacific
Sampson
Puerto Rico
Havana
Schley Lucox
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Fort Monroe
Schley
Hampton Roads
Folger
Columbia
Newport News
Minneapolis
Vesuvius
Key West
New York
Evening Post
Gomez
Sancti Spiritus
Violent Outbreaks Across Spanish Cities Prompt Martial Law
London May 9 dispatch reports mobs in Linares and Cadiz clash with civil guards. Town hall looted in Linares. violence erupts in Cadiz and Alicante as authorities declare martial law. The Spanish ministers of war and marine say Manila defense will resist to the death until Dewey reinforcements arrive.
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Linares Loota
Cadiz
Alicante
London
Madrid
War and Marine
Corres
Cermejo
Manila
Dewey
United States
Agusti
Philippine Islands
Disorder in Spanish Provinces Tension Rises as Martial Law Declared
Madrid May 9 reports increasing unrest in Spanish provinces with riots in Cadiz and Alicante and fear of spread to quiet areas. Martial law is proclaimed in Albacete and Jaen provinces. At Martos near Jaen, nine miles away, men women and children have been
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Cadiz
Alicante
Albacate
Jaen
Martos
Penneere Inenapoue Uneenne Four Anne Nee
The fragment mentions four ages and a sequence of events, noting a teen and an absence of ten in a brief readable line. Names and places are unclear, but the text signals a small local item about a person or family and a time indicator.
Sampson off Haitian coast with fleet awaiting Spanish squadron
A Washington dispatch notes Rear Admiral Sampson’s fleet near Haiti awaiting reliable word on the Spanish squadron that left St Vincent nine days ago. Reports of Spanish movements near San Juan and Martinique are unconfirmed, with naval officials fearing a night passage may blur pursuit. The story also covers Lisbon chatter of a nine-ship Spanish fleet sighting near Cape Espiche, plus broader war news from Atlanta, New York, Albany and Madrid about prisoners, wounded, and domestic unrest amid calls to expand harbor defenses.
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Porto Rico
Spain
Cape Verde Islands
United States
Sampson
Key West
Santo Domingo
Oamada
New York
Herald
Washington
Haiti
St. Vincent
San Juan
Martinique
West Indies
Department of State
Naval Board
Puerto Rico
Atlanta
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Fort McPherson
Nashville
Montejo
Hong Kong
Castilla
Reina Christina
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