Troops Land at Guanica Amid Puerto Rico Campaign
Reports detail U S forces landing near Guanica as General Miles seeks Ponce and San Juan. Skirmish casualties include Spaniards killed with American losses minor. News from Madrid and Washington tracks debarkation and cable delays.
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Ington
War Department
Miles Ear Ponce
Orto Rico
Ponce
San Eater
San Juan
General Miles
Porto Rico
General Miles Nay
St. Thomas
Madrid
Bahia Hondo
San Juan de Porto Rico
Forces Ready for Puerto Rico Campaign Amid Dispatches
General Shafter denies a report that Garcia's force met Spaniards returning to Santiago and were defeated. The transport Hudson with casualties and the bodies of Captain Capron and Sergeant Hamilton Fish heads north for interment. Eleven wounded arrive aboard. Reinforcements to Miles are being sent from Tampa Charleston Newport News and Hampton Roads with over 20 000 troops expected this week. Cuban appeal to Admiral Sampson for food warns of 5000 deaths without relief. Secretary of State forwards Congress and public thanks to Admiral Dewey for Manila Bay victory.
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Jiguang
General Shafter
Garcia
Santiago
Hudson
Hampton Roads
Capron
Hamilton Fish
Sylvester Scovel
New York
Cuba
Cie ‘Uegos
Admiral Sampson
Secretary of State
Admiral Dewey
Congress
Manila Bay
America mobilizes vast volunteer army in record time
Adjutant General Corbin reports 261,400 volunteers recruited and placed in the field by July 24. Most are fully equipped. 212,000 of 216,500 authorized have been deployed. The force is forming into regiments, brigades, divisions, and corps as foreign observers laud American discipline and efficiency.
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Washington
Corbin
United States
Europe
Orto
Regular
Congress
United States Army
Dewey’s Son Praises Navy Father and His Manila Victory
Young George Goodwin Dewey recalls his father Rear Admiral who led the Asiatic squadron to victory at Manila. He notes the admiral’s discipline, love of Vermont, clubs, horses, and study of naval tactics, saying the Manila news did not surprise him.
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United States
George Goodwin Dewey
Manila
Dewey
Philippines
George Goodwin
New Hampshire
Princeton College
Board of Inspection and Survey of the Navy
Iowa
Father
George
Perry
San Francisco
Nagaski
Olympia
Navy
Vermont
William Winder
Lieut. Winder
Nancy
Farragut
Capt. Mahan
Lucky Larry Lonnigan Fairy Tale at Lantrim Fair
A humorous Irish tone tale follows Lucky Larry Lonnigan as a cuffed youth finds luck after a copper button gift leads him to a Lantrim fair. He spends money on treats, rides a mechanical bike, discovers a coal mine in a pit, and sells the mining rights to an English capitalist for a huge sum.
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Larry Lonnigan
Arl
Oireland
Egorry
Larry
Lantrim
Charles Battell Loomis
Hoskins
Lusk
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