Siege and Field Guns Move as Spanish Clash Loom
Reports from Cuba detail 20 000 Spanish troops near Santiago as General Shafter and General Garcia coordinate from Juragua. General Kent’s division occupies a left flank near Morro Castle while siege guns advance to overlook the city, with attack timing tied to heavy artillery readiness.
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James Gordon Bennett
Junuava
Cuba
Herald Dispatch
Kingston
Jamaica
Basquiri
Santiago
Sevilla
Shafter
Wheeler
Lawton
Wood
Roosevelt
Sagaranca
Bates
Juragua
Garcia
Castillo
Linares
San
Kent
Morro Castle
Dolphin Shells the Spanish in Guantanamo Skirmishes
A Dolphin officer reports the gun boat has cooperated with marines at Guantanamo harbor amid ongoing fighting. The Dolphin and other ships cleared mine lanes, supported bombardments near Santiago, and shelled Spanish positions while guarding the marines at night.
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Dolphin
Guantanamo Harbor
Solace
Red Cross Society
Ateamer Texas
Clara Barton
Santiago de Cuba
New York
Caimanera
Inner Harbor
Santiago
Texas
Marblehead
Anarchist Schwab Dead After Haymarket Riot Links
Anarchist Michael Schwab died at Alexian Brothers hospital, returning to Chicago after pardoned 1898 parole. He had been sentenced for Haymarket bombing deaths of seven policemen, later linked to Arbeiter Zeitung disputes, and died in poverty from consumption. News briefs also note Sparks From the Wires on beef contracts, pugilist Tom Sharkey, a Russian attack, and Kansas weather crop reports.
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Alexian Brothers
Parsons
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Engel
Neebe
Haymarket
Joliet
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Chicago
Arbeiter Zeitung
Swift & Company
Army
Cal
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California
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Ohio Giant
Greater New York Athletic Club
Coney Island
Ruhlin
Mahomed Ali Khanlif
Andijan
Forghaun
Turkestan
Iscan
War Department
W. H. Camp
Dallas
Tex
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Pay
Democratic Executive Committee
Kansas
Democratic
Atate
Blue's Second Trip Ashore Secures Key Santiago Info
Lieutenant Victor Blue of the Suwanee returns from a shore excursion near Morro Castle and Cabanas with detailed positions of Admiral Cervera's ships in the harbor. He reports Cuban and Spanish outposts very close and describes limited Cuban damage to Spanish lines. Admiral Sampson warns fleet to avoid hills near Morro Castle as army advances, with seamen contributing to Friday casualties by machine gun fire.
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Press Publishing Company
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Egypt
Camara
Philippines
Carlos V
Pelayo
Carlos VI
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Madrid
Santiago
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Cervera
Blue
Morre Castle
Cabanas
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Proclamation Extends Blockade to Southern Cuba and San Juan
President McKinley issues a proclamation extending the blockade of Cuba to the south coast from Cape Frances to Cape Cruz and includes San Juan Porto Rico. Neutral ships in affected ports have 30 days to depart with cargo. St James Gazette notes Europe’s shift to allow war in U S waters. Other items report wheat duty restoration in Rome, Audaz denial, plague reports, and Hawaii annexation debate.
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Cape Cruz
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United States of America
London
St. James
Spain
Europe
Augusti in Distress as Insurgents Push Manila Siege
June 28 dispatch from Captain General Augusti reports 85,000 rebels surrounding Manila with 90,000 rifles and 100,000 swords in the field. He vows to defend Spanish sovereignty, notes heavy sickness and desertions, invasion of the citadel by outsiders, and worsening conditions as insurgents gain strength across Luzon and Mindanao.
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Sinal
Prohibitionists Meeting in Des Moines Debates Name Change
Town Prohibitionists opened in Des Moines on June 29. A motion to rename the party United Christians failed almost unanimously. Temporary Chairman Huffman criticized the harsh law and jail crowd growth, signaling focus on temperance with a possible woman’s suffrage plank. McMurray faction leads with two thirds of delegates.
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McMurray
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