Peace in the Philippines and Otis firm on surrender
Reports detail General Otis rejecting armistice while Aguinaldo presses for peace talks. American forces plan to reinforce Zam boang and push operations toward Bacolor as Lawton advances northward. Officials assess Mindanao strategies and possible roles for Spanish troops and gunboats in forthcoming actions.
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Washington
American Philippine Commission
Aguinaldo
Manila
War Department
Otis
Schurman
Argueleses
Bacolor
Lawton
Robbe
Rio Grande
MacArthur
San Fernando
Zamboang
United States
Mindanao
Iloilo
Vizayas Islands
Thislands
Filipino junta declares continued war for independence
Aguinaldo’s Hong Kong dispatch dated May 12 states the Filipino government will fight on until independence is secured. It condemns peace overtures as restricted autonomy and says Luna’s peace moves are false while detailing battlefield strain, hospital crowding, and discontent among troops and volunteers.
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London
Aguinaldo
Hong Kong
Luna
Manila
Cincinnati Regiment
Otis
Americans Engage Rebels on Rio Grande Near Calumpit
Manila May 15 The tin clad Laguna de Bayan and a launch faced hidden forts along the Rio Grande three miles above Calumpit. They opened with rapid fire as infantry pressed the brush line. A Utah battery sergeant was killed and a private wounded. American fire killed 29 natives and wounded several, forcing the enemy to flee after a half hour of combat.
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Manila
Rio Grande Ri
Calumpit
Cavadonga
Utah
Enlisting Porto Ricans for American troops in Puerto Rico
A fully organized battalion of Porto Ricans will soon perform duty on Puerto Rico under American officers. Alger authorized the command, and General Henry tasked port officers to enlist and equip 25 men each. Enlistment proceeds amid available volunteers, with 400 Porto Ricans to be trained as U S soldiers to bolster forces after unit withdrawals.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Alger
Henry
San Juan
Ponce
Maguez
Arecibo
Aguadilla
Cayey
Humacoa
Adjuntas
Utuado
Yanco
Coamo
San German
Bayomon
Manila
Lares
Aibonita
Porto Rico
Gunboats Refit for Combat Duties Over Training
Under Secretary Long instructions the gun boats Annapolis and Vicksburg will be taken out of training service and refitted as gunboats. The Monongahela Hartford and Pensacola will replace them on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Ten vessels will train boys to be sailors and gunners with new crews and classes filling their places.
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Washington
Long
Annapolis
Vicksburg
Monongahela
Atlantic
Hartford
Pensacola
Pacific
Kitrite
Lancaster
Chinese object to British move in Kowloon new territory clash
Reports from Hong Kong say Chinese opposition to the British occupation of Kowloon’s new territory near Kowloon Bay has flared again. About 900 men of the Kong regiment were warned to resist with machine guns as volunteers stand ready for any action.
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Hong Kong
Kow Loon
Kong Regiment
Swift and gunboats sail under sealed orders
Emergency reports 500 men aboard Swift and three other gunboats head to sea under sealed orders. Hinterlands terrain unsettled as Chinese troops are sent there amid regional disturbances. Drummers Gathering at Louisville notes May 15 as delegates arrive for the Travellers Protective Association convention with 800 delegates and 3000 visitors expected. Admiral Schley to tour the West visiting Pike's Peak and Manderson’s Nebraska home this week.
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Swift
Louisville
The
Travellers Protective Association
Pest
Schley
Washington
Pike's Peak
Nebraska
Manderson
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