Shafter Leads 15000 Troops for Santiago Advance
Washington reports General Shafter sails from Key West with 773 officers and 14 564 enlisted, forming a mostly regular force for the Santiago expedition. Included are Second Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers and Seventy first New York Infantry Volunteers with a cavalry contingent from First United States Volunteer Cavalry led by Roosevelt. Units, transport details, and expected landing plans are outlined amid notes on Cuban terrain and naval support.
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Washington
War Department
Key West
Santiago
Shafter
United States Regular
New York Infantry
Massachusetts Infantry
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Wood
Theodore Roosevelt
Second
United States Cavalry
New York Volunteers
Massachusetts
Engineers
Signal Corps
Staff Corps
Madrid Chamber debate on interior affairs continues
In the Chamber of Deputies today the minister of the Interior Senor Capdepon answered questions about the subject, stating that semi official despatches...
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Senor Capdepon
Cadiz fleet deemed unfit for sea by unofficial source
Washington June 13 word from an unofficial Navy source says Admiral Camara's Cadiz fleet has been found unfit for sea. The report notes concerns over readiness but provides no official confirmation from the department.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Camara
Cadiz
Quorum for Annexation Sails on Senate Support
Senators Lodge and Elkins report a partial Senate canvass on the Hawaiian question finds enough annexation advocates in Washington to insure a Senate quorum and House passage. They expect eight to ten Democratic votes to secure the outcome.
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Washington
Lodge and Elkins
Senate
Alger's boys and East Boston boys write home from Camp Alger
Captain John J. Hayes of Company H Ninth Massachusetts writes to Treasurer John H. Sullivan thanking the Citizens' Aid Association of East Boston for aid to the troops stationed at Camp Alger Dunn Loring Virginia. He notes hot weather and duties from 5 15 am to 9 pm including woods work and grooming. He mentions brigading with Michigan regiments and asks for shaving sets and hair clips while requesting help with a bill from Brown Durrell Co and extra funds for quick moves possibly to Cuba. He assures he will lead his men to act with courage and bring them home safely.
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Ninth Massachusetts Infantry
Camp Alger
Dunn Loring
John H. Sullivan
Citizens’ Aid Association of
East Boston
Citizens’ Aid Association
Noddle Island
Cuba
Michigan
Alger’s Boys
Brown, Durrell & Co
South Framingham
Camp
John J. Hayes
Aged Boston man backs Deans Kidney Pills
Mr. S Wright a 79 year old Boston street railway worker testifies Dean's Kidney Pills relieved backache, frequent urination, and sleep issues. He praises the remedy and urges others, noting the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents and by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole U.S. agents.
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S. Wright
M Street
South
Boston
Boston Street Railways
Mr. Wright
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
U.S
Democratic caucus endorses Chicago platform for governor nominee
Indorsed free silver and Maine delegates to the state convention were instructed to back a governor candidate who upholds the 1896 Chicago platform. The June 18 caucus in Lewiston, Missouri, affirmed the party line and directed delegates accordingly.
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Lewiston, Mo
Maine
Chicago
Councillor Sullivan Defends Conduct At Sheridan Guards Benefit
In a letter to the editor John H. Sullivan of East Boston refutes a report claiming he blocked Major Grady and Captain Clark from speaking at a Ninth Regiment Sheridan Guards concert for Camp Alger. He explains no committee directed such a request and states he did not act as a dictator. speechmaking was tentatively planned by others.
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East Boston
Ninth Regment
Sheridan Guards
John H. Sullivan
Grady
Ninth Regiment
Clark
Signal Corps
Camp Alger
Marshall Brown
Major Grady
Captain Clark
Alderman Conry
East
Boston
Pmdward J. Flynn
Boston College
Timothy Brosnahan
Samson A. Callahan
Daniel C. Riordan
John J. Ryan
Thomas J. Ball
Joseph C. Drum
John F. Cume Mins
James Ki. Hayes
Matthew H. McGrath
N. H. A. Callahan
James J. McGuigan
John D. Drum
Michael Glennon
Krosnahan
Glennon
John A. Daly
William J. Duane
P. H. Callanan
Charles B. Macksey
Benjamin F.teeling
William
Fears of Despotism As Annexation Debate Continues in House
The June 13 House debate on Hawaiian annexation saw ten speakers with limited attendance and a planned night session before Wednesday's vote. Debaters included Newlands and Henry for the resolutions and Bland and Smith for opposition, while the chamber also approved a $473,151 Behring Sea award payment.
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Washington
Messrs
Newlands
Silverite
Pearson
N.C
Henry
Ind
Barrows
Mass
Stewart
N. C
N. J
Kirkpatrick
Penn
Mann
Ill
Bell
Col
Bland
Dem
Smith
Arizona
House
America
Pearl Harbor
Rep
Dewey
Manila
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Hawaii
United States
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Mr. Smith
Ariz
Alleged Boy Burglars Arrested in Clinton
Chief Murphy arrested Frank Cochran William Gordon Alphonso King and Sidney Burdhammer all about 12 years old for breaking and entering. They posted bail and await court as police raid a barn club room found with stolen goods from Warren Goodale Newman Harrison Cutter B Walker and others.
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Clinton
Murphy
Frank Cochran
William Gordon
Alphonso King
Sidney Burdhammer
Pond Court
Warren Goodale
Newman Harrison
Cutter B. Walker
Joseph G. Leahy
G. N., Carter
A. Fisher
J. E. Phinney
W. W. Wright
Norah T Kelly Receives Gold Diamond Watch in Sendoff
At 103 Spring Street East Cambridge friends honored Miss Norah T. Kelly with a gold diamond watch and chain as she left for Ireland. The presentation speech was delivered by Jerry McCarthy.
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Spring Street
East Cambridge
Norah T. Kelly
Ireland
Jerry McCarthy
Dartmouth selects Tong as 1900 baseball manager
Dartmouth College's sophomore class has elected G. W. Tong manager of the Dartmouth baseball team for 1900. Tong hails from Brooklyn New York and is a member of Alpha Delta Phi.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
G. W. Tong
Dartmouth
Tong
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alpha Delta Phi
Stoneham Sailor James McColgan Killed at Guantanamo
Private James McColgan of Stoneham Massachusetts was killed during an attack on American forces by Spanish guerillas at Guantanamo Bay. His aunt and uncle Michael and Fanny O Loughlin shared his story with a Post reporter, recalling his enlistment and brave life. His family in Ireland remains informed and mourns as Stoneham prepares memorial services at the local church.
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Santiago
Sampson
Guantanamo Bay
Navy Department
James McColgan
Stoneham
Mass
United States
Michael
Fanny O’loughlin
Peter Doherty
Smith
Post
James
Peabody
Ireland
Carndohn
County Donegal
Navy
Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown
Newport
Key West
Cuba
Stoneham Catholic Church
William Dunphy’s World War II Marin e Death Notice
Gloucester man William Dunphy, listed among those killed at Guantanamo, left Boston in his youth after a family tragedy. An aunt cared for him in Gloucester and later in Souris Prince Edward Island, with his fate tied to a questionable World War I era letter from Key West referring to Marine Corps service and money owed.
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William Dunphy
Guantanamo
Gloucester
Souris
Prince Edward Island
Boston
Friend Street
William
Joseph Pitts
Forton
Daniel J. McIsaacs
Worcester
Washburn-Moon Company
Pitts
Katherine McDonald
Washington
Josephine Dunphy
Haywood
Key West
D. C
Notable Addresses Honor College Alumni In Enthusiastic Event
A commemorative gathering featured speeches by figures such as T. J. Ball F. J. Barnes J. A. Brett and many clergy including Rev. J Broderick Rev. F J Butler Rev. P H Callanan and Rev. J M Gallagher. Distinguished doctors and others including Dr E A McCarthy Dr T J Murphy and Joseph F O'Cone attended.
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T. J. Ball
F. J. Barnes
J. A. Brett
J. . Broderick
F. J. Butler
P. Hf. Callanan
P. Colnan
N. D. Corbett
J. A. Daly
J. H. Devlin
Gloucester remembers Private James McColgan a sailor
The obituary notes Private James M Colgan of Souris P P Hy I McDonald letters President Brosnahan and city honors. It praises his quiet nature and roving spirit, cites his navy service starting after a brief stay at Charlestown Navy Yard, and mentions Gloucester mourning with flags at half mast.
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Souris
Charlestown Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Navy
Spain
Gloucester
Davis
Pitts
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