Shafter Sides on Heat and Sickness in Cuba Campaign
New York, Sept. 2. The World publishes General Shafter’s interview defending the Santiago campaign. He says disease and heat were inevitable in fever infected Cuba and that soldiers were unacclimated. He cites medical effort, rapid transport, and the aim to save lives as the war’s priority. He notes Caney, surrender talks, and the postwar cleanup under military governance as troops begin withdrawal.
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Great Rush for Havana on First Plant Ship
Tampa readers rush to the ticket offices as Plant Steam resumes Havana trips next Monday. Berths sell quickly and locals expect strong business for a period, with many Cubans and residents planning travel to Havana aboard the Mascotte and related ships. Fire and transport at sea report from New York describe Catania bringing seas and regiments, with troops landed and transported amid cautious handling.
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Germany and Britain Agree on Dangerous Combination
A Rumored Anglo German alliance report claims Britain would recognize Germany's claim to Syria in exchange for German support in Egypt. The Pall Mall Gazette cites a signed, limited offensive and defensive accord tied to future Turkish, Syrian and Palestine issues, with swapping visits and policy alignment amid broader European tensions. The Dreyfus case revival gains pace as hostile papers endorse reopening. Canadian Pacific rate case dismissed differential fares.
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Two Alabama Regiments Mustered Out Across War Time
War Department orders 20,000 troops to be mustered out in multiple states and camps. Regular army regiments from Montauk east of the Mississippi are to return to their former stations, while Alabama units Jacksonville and Huntsville move to Mobile and Columbus respectively. Names include First and Second Alabama, Third United States volunteer cavalry, and other regiments from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina.
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Great Strike Predicted By Coal Miners
In an interview Manager Young of the M. A. Hanna Coal company predicts a major coal strike early next year. He says miners will resist wage cuts of about 15 to 16 cents per ton and may fight to hold wages. He notes West Virginia miners are cheaper to hire and organization efforts have failed. Defeated troops return home from Santanpor, Spain. Covadonga transport arrives with 2,846 Spaniards aboard.
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