Front advances as Lawton directs drive on Santiago
At the Rio Guamo front the American columns push toward Santiago de Cuba with Lawton Chaffee and Wheeler in position. Reports from pacificos claim starvations in Santiago and 20000 more Spanish troops reaching the city. General Wheeler climbs a tree to survey enemy outposts.
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Rio Guaimo
Associated Press
Kingston
Jam
Rio Guama
Lawton
Santiago de Cuba
Chaffee
Eighth
Second
Massachusetts
Clarke
Wheeler
Sevilla Hills
Rio Guamo
Santiago
Pacificos Iso
Wood
Young
Pacificos
Pando
General Linares
Admiral Cervera
Terror
General Lawton
Cervera
Quartermaster’s Department
General Chaffee
Rough Riders
General Wheeler
Linares
Calixto Garcia
Dr Ewett's Root Beers Featured in Local Ink Ad
Fragmentary note mentions Dr Ewett and root beers celebrated for wholesomeness and inked quality. Unclear context but references to advertising or messaging on beverage.
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Dr. Ewett
American forces land near Juragua in Cuba front advance
Major General Shafter arrived at Juragua aboard the Seguranca with staff, meeting General Bates. He surveyed the landing camps and planned a front line approach toward Santiago de Cuba, while hospital arrangements were set at Juragua. Units under Kemp moved toward Morro Castle, as Yale delivers Michigan and Massachusetts volunteers aboard the Harvard.
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Juragua
Kingston
Jam
Shafter
Army of Invasion
Seguranca
Baiquiri
John Jacob Astor
Stewart M. Brice
Milay
Noble
Bates
Garcia
Castillo
General Shafter
Wheeler
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
Pearson
Kemp
Morro Castle
Yale
Thirtythird Regiment
Thirty-fourth Regiment
Michigan Infantry
Duffield
Michigan
Massachusetts
Harvard
Senator Wellington Sees Multiple Errors in Cuban Manila War
Senator George L. Wellington of Maryland denounces the Spanish-American War as imperialist and mismanaged. He labels errors including drift from humanitarian aims, territory conquest, and misaligned Dewey actions, urging immediate halt or recall and capitulation to end a costly conflict.
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Washington
George L. Wellington
Maryland
Spain
United States
Hemisphere
Cuba
Manila
Dewey
Manila Bay
Philippines
Bay of
Germany
France
England
Russia
Miles to lead next expedition to Santiago
Secretary Al ger announced that General Miles will command the upcoming expedition to Santiago with headquarters in Cuba and Porto Rico campaigns. Sherman Miles, his 16 year old son, will accompany him but is deemed too young to fight.
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Washington
Alger
Miles
Santiago
Porto Rico
Sherman Miles
Cuba
Stoppped Camara's Coaling in London Dispatch
Cairo Daily Mail reports Lord Cromer halted a French firm from coaling Admiral Camara's squadron pending London instructions.
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London
Cairo
The
Daily Mail
Lord Cromer
Camara
Marshall May Live as Daring Journalistic Hero Recovers
Edward Marshall of the New York Journal, shot twice in the Rough Riders charge near Santiago de Cuba, is improving. He dictated his dispatch amid convulsions and sent it to a wounded soldier. Two reporters from Boston and Cincinnati remain missing, believed captured by Spaniards.
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Sibony
Santiago de Cuba
Edward Marshall
New York Journal
Rough Riders
Richard Hapfling Davis
Marshall
Boston
Cincinnati
Post
Don’t Shoot at the Army Ordered Near Morro Castle
Rear Admiral Sampson warned ships to avoid firing on hills east of Morro Castle as American forces advance. The dynamite gunboat Vesuvius fired three shells near Morro Castle and the eastern batteries. A nighttime explosion near Aguadores is believed to be Spaniards blowing up a railroad trestle.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Kingston
Jam
Sampson
Morro Castle
Vesuvius
Aguadores
STH PREPARES FOR ACTION AT CHICKAMAUGA PARK
Orders issued for the First Corps to be ready for field service. Twenty seven regiments including the Eighth Massachusetts set to mobilize. Expect movement to the coast within a week or ten days.
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Chickamauga Park
Massachusetts
Manila Situation Worsens as Spanish Hold Narrowly
From Madrid dispatch dated June 28 Captain-General Augusti reports Manila besieged and isolated. Rebels exceed 25,000, rains flood entrenchments, troops grow sick, desertions rise. Aguinaldo rejects surrender while Visayas Mindanao forces claim success against Arco.
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Madrid
Augusti
Manila
Aguinaldo
Spain
Visayas and
Mindanao Islands
Arco
Mindanao
Pena
Luzon
Batanga
Laguna
Batacan
Cavite
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy Promoted for Kidney Health
An advertisement claims urine sediment indicates kidney disease and promotes Kennedy's Favorite Remedy by Dr. David Kennedy M D New York. It offers a free sample and pamphlet by mail from Rondout New York and lists a one dollar bottle sold at drug stores.
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Sanger
Kennedy
Aban Ala Wei Mtiawa
Piry
Susan
David
Nedy
M. D
N. Y
Dr. David Kennedy Corporation
Rondout
Boston Post
Army bans banners beyond prescribed flags and guidons
General Miles issued an order prohibiting any banner other than flags colors standards pennants and guidons prescribed by army regulations for the army and regiments to display.
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Washington
Miles
Merritt Prepares Departure for Philippines from San Francisco
General Merritt orders officers to ready luggage for the Newport liner tonight with a 9 am embarkation tomorrow. He plans to reach Manila a week before the third expedition and seeks departure before 10 am. Transport Valencia moves into the stream and aims for Honolulu soon after yesterday’s departures.
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San Francisco
Merritt
Newport
Philippines
Manila
Valencia
Honolulu
Kutnow’s Improved Effervescent Powder Ad Sample
An old promotional notice touts Kutnow’s Improved Effervescent Powder as fast acting relief for biliousness sick headache insomnia and indigestion. It invites free samples from Kutnow Bros 13 Aster Place New York and claims purification of stomach spleen gall bowels kidneys and bladder.
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Kutnow
Kutnow Bros
Aster Place
New York City
Wringer Service Ad From The American Wringer Co.
A Boston company advertises washing equipment service stating they will call for and deliver wringers in perfect order at lower cost and with better service than competitors. Located at 77 and 79 Franklin Street Boston Massachusetts with telephone contact B 2 90.
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The
American Wringer Co
Franklin Street
Boston
Mass
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