Surrender Prospects at Santiago Amid War Dispatches
Report from Washington and Havana notes pressure on Spanish commander Toral to surrender Santiago de Cuba. Gen Shafter threatens bombardment if no capitulation by noon tomorrow, as U.S. forces prepare to advance with naval support. Refugees suffer amid aid limits and burning of Juraguatito as Cuban towns are destroyed to clear the way for military operations.
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Washington
Alhas
Miles
Playa del Hste
Shaffer
Wheeler
Toral
Latt
Surrey Harbor
Cuba
Trece
Shafter
D. C
Santiago
Eral
To-Orrow
Jaragua
Kingston
Santiago de Cuba
Americ
Randolph
Sanat
Dias
Washeen
Fl Caney
Miss Clarang
Red Cross
Berning
Jamaica
Juraguatito
Siboney
Gen. Toral
Spain Rejects Peace as Blanco Vows Prolonged War
Madrid dispatch reports Capt. Gen. Blanco opposing any peace move after protests from officers and Cuban volunteers. He cites army morale and ongoing battles as reasons to continue fighting despite U.S. diplomacy. Government insists no peace talks are official, while affording limited concessions to Americans.
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London
Madrid
Blanco
United States
Cuba
Spain
Correspondencia
Insurgents Press Spanish Forces in Manila Campaign
Reported from Manila and Manila cables detail July actions as insurgents shell blockhouses and trenches and seize Spanish guns at Santa Mesa. About 400 native militia join the insurgents at Santa Ana as clashes continue near San Juan and Pasayi while Aguinaldo’s influence remains uncertain. The United States Navy cites supply issues for the Asiatic squadron, with no confirmation of German interference.
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Augusti
Aguinaldo
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Grande Island
Manila
Hong Kong
Santa Mesa
San Juan
Santa Ana
Paso
Pasayi
Yellow fever fears loom as Siboney troops isolate
Cabinet meets in Washington amid rumors of fever among the Fifth Army Corps before Santiago. 14 suspicious cases in the quartermaster’s department are isolated in a Siboney valley under immune doctors and nurses. Officials express confidence in stamping out the disease while withholding further front-line details.
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Siboney
Washington
Alger
Long
Admiral Sicard
Mahan
Santiago
Fifth Army Corps
Miles
White House
War Board
Quartermaster’s Department
Army
Navy
War Department
Shafter
Navy Department
Long and
Sicard
Crowninshield
Newsy Brevities From Across the Nation
A compact roundup reports Ezra Abernathy of Moulton Iowa in a suicide attempt while other items note secret Chile Peru talks, lynching near Charlottesville, NC political renomination, Burlington Iowa death, Chicago land sale, Minneapolis lawyer killed, Wisconsin shooting, war loan totals, a child’s shooting in Rushton Illinois, fatal gasoline explosion in St Louis, Missouri river changes damaging Sioux City area, St Louis charter vote defeat, alive but wounded Spanish captain Concas, revenue stamp costs ruling, Osterhazy arrest in Paris, a Michigan murder suicide attempt, Illinois Democrat tickets for state offices and trustees.
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Ezra Abernathy
Moulton
Chile
Peru
John Henry James
Charlottesville
Julia Hotopp
Eighth
North Carolina
R. Z. Linney
Rev
J. W. Luke
Burlington Institute College
Burlington
Rushton
Ill
Clara Stites
St. Louis
Ada Schulte
Edward
Ignatz
Sioux City
Concas
Cervera
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Osterhazy
Bordereau
Dreyfus
Mme. Pays
Paris
Charles Albe
Union
Mich
Lulu Wrill
Illinois
Willard F. Dunlop
Jacksonville
Perry O. Stiver
Freeport
University of Illinois
Jacob E. Seiler
Mount Carmel
Wabash County
Napoleon B. Morrison
Oden
Marion County
Julia Holmes Smith
Chicago
Mines Planned For Removal In San Francisco Harbor
In San Francisco on July 13 it was reported that submarine mines in the harbor will be removed within days under Washington orders. Major W R Hear of the engineer corps placed them to cover a wide bay area. The mines will not be exploded. their electrical connections will be detached and the devices brought to the surface for storage.
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San Francisco
Washington
Maj. W. R. Hear
Engineer Corps
Carranza's party sails from Montreal aboard Dominion liner Otoman
In Montreal on July 13 Du Bose and Carranza left on the Dominion liner Otoman. A Panama steamer party of a petty officer and two sailors captured at the war’s start joined them. Carranza traveled on a schooner during a recent secret trip, his beard shaved and disguises worn.
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Montreal
Can
du Bose
Carranza
Dominion Line
Panama
Mrs Seligmann Schloss Killed by Train at Okauchee Lake
Mrs Seligmann Schloss wife of a Detroit merchant was killed at Okauchee Lake station near Milwaukee on Wednesday. She and her Milwaukee son in law E D Adler had started for Milwaukee when she stepped onto a train she intended to board and was struck by it.
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Milwaukee
Seligmann Schloss
Detroit
Mich
Okauchee Lake Station
E. D. Adler
Jealous Husband Kills Wife and Slashes Daughter
Dayton Ohio man William Sevme in a jealous fit slashed his wife’s throat with a razor then attacked his daughter before fatally wounding himself. Sixty stitches were required for the wife, who is expected to recover.
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Dayton
William Sevme
Chicago Recruits Report to League Island Navy Yard
Sixty eight Chicago recruits arrived at League Island navy yard on Tuesday and are quartered on the receiving ship Richmond. They were originally bound for New York but were redirected to report at League Island during their eastward voyage.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
League Island Navy Yard
Richmond
New York
League Island
Antelope Village Destroyed by Fire in Oregon
The village of Antelope in Wasco County Oregon about 60 miles south of The Dalles was destroyed by fire on July 13. The loss amount is not known.
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Dalles
Ore
Antelope
Here
Subic Bay Seized as Dewey Defends Philippines
U S forces capture Subic bay with forty thousand rounds of ammunition and a Hotchkiss gun. Insurgents take the merchant steamer Philipinas and kill its officers. Spanish defense includes mines and a planned fleet from Spain. Dewey blocks German interference and imposes a stricter blockade while rejecting refugees offered by the Irene.
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Subic Bay
Spain
Germany
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
Philipinas
Grande Island
Hong Kong
Culgua
Australia
Freundsburg
Insurgents in Luzon Brace for Conflict as U S Moves
U S forces plan to delay operations until ready. Aguinaldo’s faction seeks favorable terms with Americans, while Katipunan is said unable to govern. About 30 000 Americans expected to secure the islands as clashes with Spaniards loom. Northern leaders tied to Aguinaldo face treachery charges after alleged bribery. Subic reports insurrectionists in control. Spanish abandon arsenal and retreat to Grande Island as Americans seize key sites.
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Luzon
Aguinaldo
Katipunan Society
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Manila
Cavite
Atacio
Hong Kong
Raleigh
The
Concord
Subic
Grande Island
Immune Physicians with Gen Shafter in Cuba
Gen Sternberg sent several immune physicians to Tampa to accompany General Shafter to Cuba. He cautions that discussing troops health questions is unwise as it may cause unwarranted concern among soldiers’ families at home.
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Santiago
War Department
Duffield
Alger
Miles
Shafter
Tampa
Sternberg
Cuba
Cattlemen Tangle With Guards at Sequoia Park
Washington reports cattlemen trespass in Sequoia national park Tulare county after Fourth Cavalry withdrawal. Interior Secretary names W B Zebley superintendent and orders 20 deputies to keep cattle outside park limits as armed men move into the area. Southern ranges depleted, cattle driven to Sequoia and Yosemite reservations amid rising tension.
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San Francisco
Washington
Sequoia National Park
Tulare County
Fourth Cavalry
Secretary of the Interior
W. B. Zebley
Sequoia
Yosemite
Immigration Falls Off in June Report
Immigration Commissioner North reports a sharp drop in arrivals for the month ending June. The daily average in summer was 1000, but only 239 entered, including 197 men and 42 women. Japan led nationalities with 70 arrivals, England had 56, and none came from Spain.
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San Francisco
North
Japan
England
Spain
San Domingo Reported Wrecked Off Isle of Pines Cuba
Capt. Sawyer, signal officer at Key West, reports to the war department that the San Domingo was wrecked off the Isle of Pines Cuba while attempting to run the blockade. The ship’s nationality is unknown, but it is believed to have been one of Blanco’s vessels aimed at supplying his army.
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Washington
Sawyer
Key West
War Department
San Domingo
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Blanco
River Steamer Regulator Wrecked Near Cascade Locks
Bonneville Ore July 13 The river steamer Regulator wrecked on rocks below the cascades in the Columbia River while entering the government locks due to high winds. It carried 160 passengers and a large freight load. Passengers and most freight were landed. the vessel may be saved.
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Bonneville
Ore
Regulator
Cascades
Columbia River
Government Locks
Central American Sympathy for Spain Sparks Guatemala Tensions
From San Jose to San Francisco the Pacific mail steamer San Jose reports Central Americans favor Spain and reject American victory news. Fears loom of a Guatemala revolution as the government vows swift action against rebels.
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Spain
San Francisco
Pacific Mail
San Jose
Guatemala
Nine Killed in Pompton Lake Powder Plant Blast
The blast at Laflin Rand's powder works in Pompton Lake New Jersey Tuesday left nine dead. Two men listed as missing William Fisher and his son were later found safe.
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New York
Laflin & Rand
Pompton Lake
N. J
William Fisher
Opposition Wins 19 Seats as Government Holds 15 in Vancouver
Vancouver July 13 The general election result shows the opposition with 19 seats, the government 15 and the independent 2. In Cassiar two seats remain to be filled.
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Vancouver
B. C
Government
Independent
Cassiar
City of Washington Arrives With Wounded Soldiers
The steamer City of Washington reached Old Point from Santiago carrying sick and wounded soldiers, adding to wartime casualties reported along the coast.
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Newport News
City of
Washington
Old Point
Santiago
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New York Journal
Dewey
Raleigh and Concord
Rio
Cabinet Council
Don Jose Toral Y Velasquez
Canada
Irene
Srene
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