Troop Ships Leave Port in Show of War Mood
Five transports carrying Twentieth Infantry Colonel Wheaton Third Infantry Colonel Pape and Troops F C 1 and F of the Second Cavalry sailed down the Mobile River at 9 40 AM under sealed orders bound for Tampa likely Cuba or Porto Rico crowds along the river cheered as river whistles rang out and officials offered no confirmation of destination. The fleet included Mattenway Stillwater Breakwater Arkansas and Morgan with wagons on Aransas. Troops quartered aboard and prepared at dawn with about 200 horses readied on the Morgan.
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Mosn
Twentieth Infantry
Wheaton
Pape
Second Cavalry
Mobile Fiver
Tampa
Mattenway
Stillwater
Breakwater
Aransas
Morgan
Cuba
Porto Rico
Murttewan
Macreaway
Bar Channel
Cata
Varro Rico
Lampa
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promotes Beauty and Health
An article extols Japanese beauty practices and the need to balance health with appearance. It stresses that women suffer if health is neglected and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female ailments, linking vitality to complexion and spirits and urging medical attention.
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Pierce
Merrimac Sunk by Torpedo to Block Santiago Channel
Port au Prince June 4 reports from Santiago de Cuba confirm the bombardment began at dawn. The Spaniards blew up the Merrimac in the harbor to clear the channel, aiming to allow Admiral Cervera’s squadron to break out if Cadiz fleet reaches Cuban waters. Volunteers for the risky mission numbered 47 led by Lieutenant Hobson.
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Port Au Prince
Santiago de Cuba
Merrimac
Cervera
Cadiz
Camara
Cuban
Sampson Friday
Arrow Harbor
Santiago
Hobson
Sa.m
Monte Cristo
Republic of Santo Domingo
Boldest Run Ever Known by Volunteers at Santiago
Washington June 4 naval officers hail the Merrimac mission as a bold act directed by Admiral Sampson. Two officers aboard named Miller of Missouri and Crank of Texas, with others aboard, faced mines and heavy odds to block the channel at Santiago harbor. The plan, if deliberate, would outshine Cushingers’s Albemarle attack, changing fleet deployment and guarding the harbor while keeping Span ish ships from escaping and enabling new operations elsewhere.
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Sampson
Washington
Wasninatos
Navy Department
Santiago Harbor
Cushing
Albemarle
Schley
J. M. Miller
Missouri
R. K. Crank
Texas
Department of the Courage
Chau- Imer
Crank
Santiago
Thas
San Juan de Porto Rico
Lavana
Merrimac
J. M
Ler
W. W. Gilmer
J. Blakely
J. M. Laby
R. K. Cronk
Miller
Gilmer
Virginia
Blakely
Pennsylvania
Laby
Rnmcat
Lone Star Steam Ip Company
Baltimore
Solverg
Newport News
Newcastle
Eng
Norfolk
Madrid story of affair claims Spanish victory at Santiago
Maparcp June 4 The Spanish version of the Merrimac sinking near Santiago de Cuba says two American ironclads were damaged and the Brainards call it a bestially Spanish victory The minister of marine reports an American auxiliary cruiser sunk and the crew captured while the rest of the enemy squadron retires Officials note ore needs for Aparcumont but delay publication until shipments reach the queen regent.
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Santiago
Maparcp
Santiago de Cnba
Amon
Sant
Vaseel
Ae Enemy
Rece
Aprecumont
Santiago de Ie
Ie Cuba
Rouen
Edie
HOW HEROES WERE SAVED
The Merrimac crew, after sinking, rowed into Spanish flagship harbor under a truce. Spanish admiral promised humane treatment while prisoners were exchanged, with Richmond P. Hobson named as a junior lieutenant. The report identifies Hobson as the sole Hobson naval officer in the register.
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Bixeeron
Jamaics
Hobson
Anad
Alabama
Wasminotox
Naval Register
Richmond P. Hobson
Campaign Against Santiago and Porto Rico Nears
President McKinley aims to press campaigns against Santiago and Puerto Rico as Spain can no longer sustain long defense. He expects Havana to capitulate soon, with 12,000 Spanish infantry near Santiago and forces planned to disembark between Guan tanamo and Santiago. The plan includes bombardment of Havana, sealing the harbor, and pushing peace negotiations leading to indemnities and final settlement. The White House foresees Spanish surrender or destruction of their fleet as key to peace.
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New York
Washington
Spain
Sagasta
White House
Havana
Blanco
McKinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Santiago
War Office
Guantanamo
Cervera
Reed
Coasi
Manzanila
Sancti Spiritus
Brauno
Cuba Isolated As Last Cable Strands Are Cut
The final Cuba link to the outside world was severed by a cable vessel guided by the Dolphin. Cables to Kingston Santiago and Guantanamo were cut, leaving Cuba cut off except for coast wires. Earlier actions included the St Louis and Wampatuck cutting the San Juan to Porto Rico line, with several casualties in prior clashes.
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Cuba
Kixeston
Jamaica
Jane
Tiago
United States
Dolphin
Kingston
Santiago
Guantanamo
Gray
Hartley
Marly Head
Windom
Cienfuegos
St. Louis
Wampatuck
San Juan le Porto Rico
Cors
Admiral Sampson reportedly destroys Spanish fleet
Wasminatos June 4 report claims Admiral Sampson destroyed the entire Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor. Officials of the navy department say they have no confirmation and know nothing of the report.
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Wasminatos
Sampson
Santiago
Navy Department
Marietta Reaches Key West After Long Convoy Voyage
The gun boat Marietta, which accompanied the battleship Oregon from San Francisco, arrived at Key West on June 4 completing a roughly three month voyage. The journey was described as uneventful. Meanwhile Atlanta’s Looking Glass suspended publication after editor retirement, and Alabama Republicans protested military officer distribution to Democrats amid party tensions.
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Oregon
Port
Key West
Fla
Marietta
San Francisco
Artasta
Atlanta
The
Looking Glass
Deleou
Orth Stein
Berlin physician warns nurses and undertakers collusion
A Berlin physician of standing tells a medical paper that nurses in private hospitals conspire with undertakers, distributing circulars offering up to 35 dollars as gratuity for favorable work. He claims this infamous alliance has lasted half a century and exists in other large towns, urging employment of women in sisterhoods driven by higher motives than gain whenever possible.
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Berlin
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