Horrific Wrecks Off Santiago Marked by Crosses
Descriptions of Spanish fleet wrecks near Santiago identify the Reina Mercedes the Destroyer Infanta Maria Teresa and Oquendo the Vizcaya and Cristobal Colon piling up along the Cuban coast. Buzzards feed on decayed bodies while Rear Admiral Sampson orders burial of identified enemy dead on the beach.
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Associated Press
Santiago
Sully
Dauntless
Port Antonio
Kingston
Jamaica
Admiral Cervera
Cuban
Infanta Maria Teresa
Admirante Oquendo
Vizcaya
Cristobal Colon
Sampson
Spain
Miles Leads Reinforcements to Cuba from Charleston
The Yale and Columbia carried General Nelson A. Miles and staff with 1,700 troops bound for Cuba. Miles and his staff sailed this afternoon to reinforce Shafter before Santiago as uniforms were issued with khaki and brown canvas.
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Charleston
S.C
Yale
Columbia
Nelson A. Miles
Shafter
Santiago
Miles
TROOPS KILLED WOUNDED IN SENCUBA BATTLE REPORT
A Washington dispatch reports 22 officers and 204 men killed 60 wounded and 79 missing from the July 2 battles. Total 230 killed and 1254 wounded. Names cited include Cullom Morgan Hitt Dole and Frear named as commissioners under the Hawaiian annexation resolution.
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Washington
Shing
Woun
Cullom
Ilinois
Morgan
Alabama
Representative Hitt
Illinois
Sanford Dole
Hawaiian Republic
W. F. Frear
Hawaii
General Boynton Assigned to Chickamauga Duty
General H V Boynton reports to General Brooke at Chickamauga park July 9 and says operations will proceed normally with more troops to be added as raised. exact numbers and timing not specified. Washington July the commissioner of internal revenue prepares a decision on stamping express matter to be affixed on the bill of lading by the express company not the shipper, including government contracts.
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San Francisco
Otis
Manila
Washington
Puebla
Merritt
Miller
Chickamauga, Ga
H. V. Boynton
Brooke
Tea
Boynton
Chickamauga Park
Park
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Ite
General
Spanish surrender talks span Santiago amid delays
Dispatches from Port Antonio Kingston and Madrid report Spanish officials weighing surrender of Santiago with no decision before noon tomorrow. American officers expect final negotiations to begin soon while cables note language needs and ongoing troop movements and fleet dispositions in Port Said and Messina.
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Santiago
Associated Press Dispatch
Cynthia II
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Kingston
Madrid
Aus
No Peace Movement Yet in Washington War Update
Washington reports no peace overtures have been submitted to the government though officials expect possible movement. Separate dispatches confirm no peace initiative from British French German embassies. Batteries M and M of the Seventeenth artillery depart Fort Meyer to Tampa under Captains Lemley and McComb with 17% men, 6 guns, 100 horses each and smokeless powder.
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Washington
State Department
Seventeenth Artillery
Fort Meyer
Tampa
H.R. Lemley
M. McComb
Praise for Hobson Draws Brooklyn Congregation
The Rev Dr Lewis Pease spoke on Lessons from the Life and Bravery of Lieut Hobson as a crowded Brooklyn church honored the hero. He praised Hobson as fearless and patriotic, noting Spain's fleet surrendered without a shot and Admiral Sampson admired the valor.
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Hobson
Brooklyn
Lewis Pease
Church of Our Father
Lieut
America
Spain
Cervera
Sampson
New York Journal
Livery Stable Offers Buggies Surreys and More
Gooch's livery stable advertises buggies surreys hacks and closed carriages with prompt service and very low prices. The notice invites customers to supply their wants in the livery line.
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Gooch
Special Round Trip Rates For Baptist Union and Confederate Reunion
Rail line advertises round trip fares for the Baptist Young People's Union convention in Atlanta and the United Confederate Veterans reunion in Palestine Texas. Dates of sale July 10 11 for one fare round trip with extensions available and a 50 cent extension fee. Very low rates based on one cent per mile from Texas points, with various sale dates and expiration August 1 1898.
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Account Convention Baptist Young People’s Union
Atlanta
United Confederate Veterans Reunion
Texas
Bryan Office Visit Schedules Highlight Local Store
Bryan office listings show C G Parsons Store hosting monthly visits during the first and second weeks with Y Randolph and Four¢h wistf noted in fragmented lines. The text outlines in office at Bryan and references routine scheduling across two weeks each month.
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Bryan Ofice
C.G. Parsons
Bryan
Madisonville
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Morgan, Hitt
Dole
Frear
le Wut
Yours Truly
John B. Mike
Iit
Ieh
Carta
Callon
Taway
C. Parsons
Tex
Wil
Pela
OR & Cox
GLOBE
Stengthening
California
Land of Flowers
Amsports
Sreme de Menthe
Creme de Cocoa
Falcon
Holland Gin
Eno Vermouth
DUN
DAL
Chickamauga
Express Companies
Camara’s
Port Sai
Port Said
Messina
Sicily
Andaz
Prosperina
Osada
Camara
Wil Bombari
Blanco
Navy Department
Maria Teresa
Cahles
Hobson’s
Thos. H. Hairston, M. D
Sam B. Wilson
VIA
St. Louis
Buffalo, N. Y
Return
G. P. and
R. Palestine
Cory Anrone
Seci
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Patenta, Co
Tecelva
Stein
New York
Neton
D. O
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Y. Randolph
Four¢h
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