Spain seeks peace terms with European powers
Premier Sagasta signals change in policy as Spain contemplates peace proposals. Officials discuss a plebiscite in Cuba to determine autonomy or independence under suzerainty, with the United States and Spain agreeing to honor the plebiscite outcome and withdraw within nine months if Cuba votes for autonomy.
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Givins
Fall of Santiago Reported as Spanish Surrender Near
Dispatches from the Cuban theater describe General Toral surrendering Santiago at noon July 15 to prevent further bloodshed. American forces tightened siege on Morro Castle, with hopes for an early peace after a campaign marked by daring and heavy fighting. The British steamer Guantanamo Bay carried the crew to Savannah while hospital shipments reached Virginia.
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Toral
Cuba
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Morro Castle
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Mar- Guantanamo Bay
Anderize
Key West
Nickerson
Hornet
Hist
Wampatuck
Cape Cruz
Manzanillo
Dogal
Edward Marshall
Charleston
Sylvia
la Quasina
Marshall
New York
W. R. Hearst
Yellow Fever Among Troops Reported As Mild
War Department dispatches from Siboney dated July 14 report 28 new yellow fever cases and three deaths in the past 24 hours. Disease described as mild, camp sites moved when practical, and vigorous sanitary measures implemented to prevent spread.
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War Department
Greenlief
Miles
Siboney
Harvard Reaches Portsmouth With Spanish Prisoners
The cruiser Harvard arrived at Portsmouth harbor with 1008 Spanish prisoners. Port officials and a Spanish doctor found nearly half ill with malarial fever. Six died on the voyage from Santiago and another died after docking. 40 serious cases exist in sick bay and more elsewhere. Further inspection will decide quarantine.
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Senator Davis Foresees Porto Rico Move After Santiago Fall
St Paul July 15 Senator Davis chairman of the senate foreign relations committee returns from Washington amid news of Santiago's fall. He calls it a great victory for American arms and predicts an early Porto Rico campaign with the flag unlikely to fall from Hawaii and the Philippines destiny linked to the republic. Porto Ricans alarmed by expected attack and U S officials deny peace talks. Fort McPherson wounded report and Brooke's men await orders for Porto Rico invasion.
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New Dynamite Gun and its Silent Firepower
A two tube dynamite gun prototype promises five shots in two minutes with air cushion firing, brass or steel construction, a 34 inch projectile with a timed fuse, and a wind vane mechanism that delays detonation until 300 feet. Also includes a brief note on how John Bull got his name from Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1710 to 1713.
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Uncle Sam
John Arbuthnot
Aberdeen
Pope
Swift
Arbuthnot
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Anne
Prince George
Denmark
Bull
Colike
Lewis
John
Submarine Mines and Electric Firing Tactics Outline
A historical overview explains submarine mines as protection for harbors and ships, detailing electricity driven control for torpedoes. It covers contact mines, electro-contact switches, shore land circuits, ground mines with mushroom anchors, and observation mines using dual circuits and telescopes to trigger from land. It ends with a set of curious questions.
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