Gloucester First Spaniards Surprised At Guanica Harbor
Washington dispatches report Miles capturing Guanica harbor 16 miles west of Ponce. Gloucester under Captain Wainwright found light resistance, troops and artillery ashore, water near shore, flag raised at 11 today, no casualties. Colonel Miles leads forces. Columbia and fleet sent from St Thomas.
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Washington
War Department
St. Thomas
Guanioa
Ponce
Gloucester
Wainwright
Higginson
Miles
Army
Dixie
Brooke
Cape Juan
Ponca
Ponca Itelf
Guanica Harbor
Huse
Quartermaster Beck
Lacey
Land at Guanica and Major General Miles lands troops
The U S military expedition under Major General Nelson A Miles landed at Guanica on July 21 after a brief skirmish with Spanish troops. Four Spaniards died, no Americans were hurt, and US forces moved to seize the rail line to Ponce with reinforcements from the Massachusetts Dixies and other transports.
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Poxzt
Guanica
Isnano
Porto Rico
St. Thomas
United States
Nelson A. Miles
Army of the United
Gloucester
Guantanamo Bay
United States Auxiliary
Sir
Pierpont Morgan
Jorsail
Ponce
Juan
Brooke
New Orleans
Annapolis
Cincinnati
Leyden
Wasp
Euddenly
Massachusetts
F. J. Higginson
Higginson
Webted
Columbia
Dixie Gloucester
Yale
Miles
Grant's Brigade Off as Troops Leave Camp Thomas
The Third Brigade of the First Division under General Grant moves from Camp Thomas toward the front, with regiments including the First Kentucky Fifth Winds and Third Kentucky. Delays in loading push trains from to o’clock. Wolff and staff depart by Southern railroad. Colonel William J. Bryan receives a rousing reception in Jacksonville, with his Nebraska regiment attending a Windsor hotel concert. General Fitzhugh Lee assists, Major Russell B. Harrison detailed to watch over Bryan.
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Nebraska Regiment
Jacksonsville
Russell B. Harrison
Lee
Bryan—Hobson
Onickamauga
Camp Thomas
First Corps
Fred D. Grant
Kentucky
Fifth Winds
Pennsylvania
Trino
Sixteenth Pennsylvania
Rickars
Grant
Southern
Bryan
Jacksonville
William J. Bryan
Windsor Hotel
Fitzhugh Lee
OWA Regatta and Navy News Highlights Across Iowa and East
At Ottumwa Iowa the twelfth Iowa State Amateur Rowing regatta drew about two thousand spectators. Dubuque won junior four oars, Ottumwa was second, best time 8 09. Ottumwa also led junior doubles half mile with Burlington second. Powell and Steck of Ottumwa won junior singles with times around 4 00. Senior fours won by Dubuque with Picked crew second, senior doubles led by Ottumwa while Burlington withdrew, senior singles won by Powell with Steck second. Separate items note Lt Hobson’s warm reception in Morristown New Jersey and a National Peace Festival planned in Omtcano with officials expected. Shafter reports on Santiago casualties show total 1595 with detailed officer and enlisted losses. Navy reports from Sampson Schley Clark and Evans on the July 8 battle destroy Cervera’s squadron.
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Dubuque
Ottumwa
Iowa State Amateur Rowing Association
Steck
Powell
Picked Crew
Burlington
Dr. McDowell
Chicago
Naval Battle
Washington
Navy Department
Sampson
Schley
Clark
Oregon
Evans
Iowa
Cervera
Dr Hill in Oregon from Sacen July 25 1898
E. S. Hill reports from Salem Oregon describing the capital city view from the state house steps the proximity to the court house and nearby state institutions excluding the university He notes abundant fruit timber costs in mills and lumber and the local climate as favorable for farming mentioning plans to visit Oregon City Tacoma and Seattle before returning via Yellowstone Park and home to Atlantic City
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Dr. Hill
Oregon
Sacen
Ore
L. M. Kirk
Court House
University
Eugene
Insane Asylum
State House
Hood
Jefferson
Iowa
Oregon City
Tacoma
Seottla
Yellowstone Park
Atlantic
Hill
Epigrams of the War From the Nashville American
The Nashville American collection presents epigrammatic sayings from the war era. Notable quips include lines attributed to Bill Anthony of Maine and Commodore Dewey, reflecting wartime humor and resolve.
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Bill Anthony
Maine
Sigsbee
Washington
Bob Evans
Clark
Oregon
Board of Strategy
Gridlay
Commodore Dewey
Manila
Dewey
Col. Wood
Roughriders
Philip
Texay
Train kills Levi Cattlin at Clay County Kansas
Levi Cattlin of Rockford Illinois was struck by a Union Pacific passenger train and died. He was valued at 750000 with large Clay county interests. The body will be moved to Rockford for interment with his wife accompanying him. Also reported a cyclone near Hawthorne Indiana killed Mrs Wesley Thornton and her infant, with three farmhouses demolished, and W R Penney died from lightning.
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Clay Denton
Kan
Levi Cattlin
Rockford
Ills
Union Pacific
Cattlin
Clay County
Als
Cat
Wesley Thornton
Hawthorne
Here
W. R. Penney
Burial of Captain Capron at Arlington after Roosevelts Rough Riders sacrifice
Funeral rites for Captain Allan Ospron Capron, hero of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, were held at St. Paul's church before the body, sent from Biboney Wasuieron, was escorted by 100 men of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania to Arlington for interment. Capron's mother and wife attended. his father remains with his artillery in Cuba.
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Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Biboney
Wasuieron
Alam Ospron
Oxevelt
Hudson
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Harding
Arlington
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Regiment
Capron
Cuba
Five Die In Pinole Nitro Explosion At Hercules Works
A double explosion at 1:40 and 4:15 AM at Hercules Powder Co in Pinole California killed five men and wounded many others. Names of the dead and wounded are listed with a fuse fragment found near the mixing house supporting foul play in the first blast. A banquet at Annapolis for Admiral Cervera and staff is noted. A hailstorm later damaged thirty thousand acres in Dodington county, Watertown South Dakota.
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Hercules Powder Works
Pinole
Cal
Pinoy
Cala
Hercules Powder Company
J.P. Alvares
Herbert Stratson
Patrick Mureny
Jonny Ashe
Watertown
8. D
Dodington County
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Bofors the
Zeader
San Juan
Sigginson
Bt Thomas
D. W.L
Columbis
Puerto de Guanica
Cape San Jovan
Terror
Antispolis
Cynthia II
O. P. Hanna
S Tate
Stripes
Normen
Wood
Red Cross
Lampaigas
Sixth Tinois
Newport News
Hobson
New York
Hoston
Jersey City
Morristown
N. J
Bella
Amn
W. M. Beardshar
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State Agricultural College
Agricultural College
Moville
Onawa
Toledo
Mason City
Des Moines
Algona
Webster City
Shafter
Santiago
Spain
Jfas
Herriman
God
Father
Capt
Texas
Nashville American
Plano
Michigan
Pland
Caledonia
Kent County
Jones
West Pullman
Tal
Rock Island
James Jones
Chestnut St
Foley
Captain Capron
Allyn Capron
W. Evans
Gue Gandal
Thomas Stout
Joseph L. Walton
M. Welsh
Robert Braghoff
John O'Neill
J.B. Rice
John Brunton
K. B. Quintas
Lucas
Uncle Sam
H. CG. Weber &.Co
Sage Sore
Worthing & Worth
Rocky Mountain Limited
Rocky Mountain
Tly
A. Oo
Audubon
Arives
Griswold
Gio P
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