Desperate Guantanamo Siege as Caimanera Burns Told
On board the Dandy off Guantanamo Bay Cuban scouts report Caimanera residents plan to torch the town and flee to the hills amid famine and shellfire. Spanish soldiers panic while marines await renewed attacks as ships shell strategic fortifications and Morro Castle displays a half-masted flag.
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Forces Attack Spanish Guerrillas Around Guantanamo Harbor
Reports from Camp McCalla Cuba describe a morning naval bombardment by the Suwanee Marblehead and Dolphin on guerrillas near Guantanamo. Spanish troops fled, blocks house burned. Oregon later damaged the blockhouse. General Perez praised U.S. actions and predicted an easy take of Guantanamo, with Cubans securing roads and aiding push toward Santiago.
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Send-off for Hibernians delegates to national convention
Massachusetts delegates to the United Ancient Order of Hibernians national convention in Trenton will be honored in a June 27 meeting at United States Hotel with Hon. E B. J. Slattery presiding. A reception hosted by Boston brethren Sunday at 2 p.m. in Irish American Hall, then a procession to Park Square Providence Depot. about 3000 members expected.
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Associated Press
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Hibernian Temperance Meeting Reports Progress at Naomi Hall
The regular monthly gathering of the Hibernian Total Abstinence Association convened at Naomi Hall Washington Street with Vice-President D A McCarthy presiding. Reports from members who visited A O of during the month outlined temperance progress and reaffirmed the group’s push to awaken sentiment and continue the fight. Attendees included M P O’Connor J J Manning Division 5 Denis Higgins Division 8 Roxbury and J J McGarry Division 7 Brookline.
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J. J. Manning
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Brookline
Mild Family Cathartic Promotes Digestive Health
An advertisement claims a product called Hoods 9 an Are gains favor everywhere as a mild effective family cathartic. It stimulates the liver removes waste and keeps bowels healthy priced at 25 cents.
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Tragedy of War Splits New York Family Over Spain US Clash
A Spanish father Vincente Hauria joins Cervera while his son Dick serves in the Seventy first U S Infantry. Both vow to shoot each other if they meet in battle at Santiago. Elsie Hauria, Dick’s sister, laments the feud tearing their family apart and prays for an end to the war.
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Spain Admits Cuban Independence Possibility
Senor Pi y Margall argues in El Nuevo Regimen that Spain should recognize Cuba’s independence and grant autonomy similar to peninsular provinces. He warns continued war risks ruin, notes U.S. strength in sailors, ships, and global reach, and questions annexation of the Philippines.
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Aguinaldo Mention Sparks Historical Debate
The fragment references the United States and a nod to Williams and WMILIO AGUINALDO, prompting a note on historical naming and attribution.
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Williams
Wmilio Aguinaldo
Landing near Santiago Faces Heavy Spanish Fire
A dispatch from off Santiago de Cuba describes US reconnaissance launches under heavy Spanish fire near Cabanas and Guayaganaco as they probe landing sites for a possible assault. Cadets Hart Powell Fort and crew are praised for cool handling and accuracy amid bombardment.
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AVN Squadron to Be Formed to Meet Spanish Fleet
President McKinley and naval officials plan a fast flying squadron under Commodore Schley to counter Admiral Camara’s Cadiz fleet. It will include the Oregon Brooklyn New Orleans Minneapolis Cincinnati Newark Yale and possibly others. The squadron will base near San Juan Puerto Rico and patrol routes to block any passage through the Caribbean and north of Porto Rico.
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Naval mobilization pieces fleet movements off Atlantic coast
Navy officials plot a two week assembly for Pacific style defenses as ships from Brooklyn, Oregon, and New Orleans head toward Santiago with others patrolling from Hamp ton Roads. Camara’s route from Cadiz to the Canaries and Cape Verde to Porto Rico shapes timing for San Juan and possible landings.
Socialists challenge Cigarmakers Union over red card protest
In a Cigarmakers Union meeting at 14 Hudson Street an effort to condemn the flag was defeated as Socialists objected to extraneous doctrines. Officers were elected with De Leon allies largely ousted, naming Benjamin Smith president and a wide slate of officers and delegates to several labor bodies. An advertisement notes repairs for wringer rolls and general wringer services by the American Wringer Co.
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