Cervera's Fleet Sunk Off Cuban Coast After Bold Escape
Major naval action unfolds as Admiral Cervera attempts to run the blockade from Santiago de Cuba. American ships including New York, Brooklyn, Texas, Indiana, Iowa, and Gloucester engage, sinking Cristobal Colon Vizcaya and Oquendo. several Spanish officers and sailors are captured or killed. The Gloucester persistently defeats two destroyers, while the battle drives the Spanish fleet toward shore and ends in a decisive American victory.
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Santiago
Ovna
Associated Press
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Port Antonio
Jamaica
Carvera
Orostobal _ Colon
Almirante Oquendo
Maria Teresa
Vizcaya
Furor
Pluton
Santiago de Cuba
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Schley
Carrbbean Sea
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Gloucester
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
Cervera
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Ince
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Oregon
Iowa
Wainwright
Maine
Nelson
Gloggetter
Indiana
Eulate
Cristobal Colon
Infanta Maria Teresa
Trade Record Shows Strong First Half Trade Pulse
R G Dun reviews indicate shipments from Seaboards twice last year with solvency improving and defaults shrinking. Wheat exports reach record levels as cotton and iron markets show mixed strength. Failures rise slightly but overall payments through clearing houses exceed prior years. New loan proposals total far exceed the 200 million dollar target.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
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Pacific
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Grey Forge
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Rotterdam
Australia
Japan
Chisego
United States
Canada
Crop report notes wheat decline and low yield figures
The Missouri state board of agriculture reports wheat down to 78 and an estimated yield of 12 bushels per acre, while corn shows only moderate reductions. A separate note mentions King Leopold commissioning H Dorsey Johna to build telegraph lines from Lake Tanganyika to Wadelai via Nyangwa and Stanley.
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Leopold of
Belehaa
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United States
Congo Fee State
Zanabar
Lake Tanganila
Wadelal
Nie
Nyangwao
Stanley
My. Mohun
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Brent
Merritt Assumes Duties as Philippine Governor General
Major General Wesley Merritt sailed to Manila and assumed governorship of the Philippine islands. He plans a provisional government with full rights and liberty, backed by naval and military force if needed. Merritt will confer with Admiral Dewey on arrival to coordinate occupation efforts.
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San Francisco
Wesley Merritt
The
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Tts
Islands
General Merritt
United States
Merritt
Philippines
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Third Call Next Week for 150 000 More Men
Washington June 29 The president will issue a third call for troops next week with at least 180 000 invited to enlist. War department estimates allocate 50 000 to Santiago 124 000 to Havana 20 000 to Cienfuegos 80 000 to Porto Rico and 60 000 to the Philippines a 100 000 man reserve is deemed essential.
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New-York Journel
Washington
War Department
Santiago
Havana
Cienfuegos and
Porto Rico
Philippines
Cuba
Shafter
Germany in the Philippines faces five battleships in Manila
The Manila harbor hosts five German warships alarming U S officials. Authorities fear German interference with American interests in the Philippines as tension grows with Aguinaldo’s insurgents. A cabinet officer criticizes Germany’s stated motives and warns of possible coercive actions and a coaling station. England could join any dispute.
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Manila
Germany
United States
Philippines
Aguinaldo
England
Serum From Montevideo Sent To Cuba For Yellow Fever
A Montevideo dispatch reports the Spanish government has requested Sanarelli serum be sent to Cuba to fight yellow fever. In Missouri, President Hickey announced the disbandment of the Western Baseball Association as Rock Island withdrew, precipitating a crisis and causing financial losses.
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Paraguay
Cuba
Western Association Diabands
Josefu
Hickey
Western Baseball Association
Rock Island
Hioney
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