Roosevelt and officers urge immediate move of army from Cuba
A round robin and Roosevelt letter urge Shafter's army be moved north to the United States with Malaria and yellow fever fears cited. Officers say interior relocation would kill thousands. Washington orders prompt transport to Montauk Point with vessels deemed adequate for removal.
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SanTiaco DE Cuba
Shafter
5Th Army Corps
Alger
Sternberg
San Luis
Col. Roosevelt
Flcers
Army of Occupation
Cuba
United States
Ilso
J. Forp Kent
Volunteers
5Th Corps
J. C. Bates
Apna R. Chaffee
3D Brigade
Sawyer S. Summer
Cavalry
Adelneat Ames
Leonard Woop
Santiago
Theodore Roosevelt
W. M Wood
Washington
Long
Allen
Montauk Point
S. 1
Roosevelt Urges Regulars to Porto Rico War Request
Washington dispatch quotes Col Theodore Roosevelt writing from Santiago on July 23 1898 with Gen Wheeler approval asking Secretary Alger to send most regulars and the cavalry division including the Rough Riders to Porto Rico. Alger replies that rough riders are not better than other volunteers and warns against inflaming pride.
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Washington
Col. Roosevelt
Alger
Santiago
Wheeler
Rough Riders
Porto Rico
Theodore Roosevelt
Regular Army
Volunteer Army
R. A. Alger
Cleaning Santiago's Streets
General Wood appoints Maj. George M. Barbour as health and state commissioner to oversee 16 districts with non commissioned officers supervising street cleaning. Four thousand men will be mobilized to clean major thoroughfares immediately.
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SanTiago
Gen. Wood
George M. Barbour
Navy cost cuts under Secretary Long proceed
Secretary Long concentrates on trimming Navy Department expenses raised during the war. He follows the president’s priorities, and similar reductions are expected across other executive departments.
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Navy Department
Washington
Long
Fire destroys mill building in Steubenville
Fire at Steubenville three story brick building formerly DeDevitt’s woolen mills owned by Mrs Turnbull was set on fire and burned completely. Loss $1 000. Jack Liggett’s hay straw and harness loss $1 500. No insurance. Firemen worked until Thursday morning.
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Steubenville, O
DeDevitt’s
Turnbull
Jack Liggett
Nurses Ordered to Fort Myers by Cleveland War Board
Cleveland war emergency board orders local nurses to report to Fort Myers near Washington immediately. Nurses are instructed to pay their own travel fare rather than await transportation.
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Cleveland, O
Freight train wreck near Alexandria injures two riders
A west bound Lake Erie and Western freight wrecked near Alexandria Indiana after colliding with a horse. Two unknown men riding for a ride were seriously injured. The United States Hospital Ship Relief sailed from New York bound for Porto Rico or Cuba.
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Alexandria
Ind
Lake Erie and Western
United States
Relief
New York
Porto Rico
Cuba
Aguinaldo Proposes Manila Triumphal March and Philippine Regiments
A Manila dispatch reports Aguinaldo offering to let rebel troops march through Manila upon surrender and proposing Philippine regiments with American officers. Merritt is said to favor the plan, which aims to ease control and hasten stability after the conflict.
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Merritt
New Yorks
Manila
Hong Kong
Aguinaldo
United States
Montojo
Daring Bank Robbery Near Augusta Traced to Westward Run
A bold heist in Michigan on Thursday night yielded 6000 dollars in cash and 4600 in notes after a nitro opened safe at Union Bank. Explosions shattered doors and glass as robbers fled on a handcar leaving chisels behind. A man seen with a Winchester was tracked toward Battle Creek.
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D. Mich
Pbbers
Union
Augusta
George Robson
Ed. ‘Rett
Battle Creek
American Plans to Move Native Troops in Philippines
Dispatch from Loxpon dated August 6 reports American forces occupying trenches before Malate Manila and planning to place native troops under direct U S command. Astor battery and 3d Infantry close to Spanish lines. priests Daugherty and McKinnon meet Archbishop Nozaleda to urge surrender. Hong Kong Daily Mail cites Anglo American debate and a US consul letter urging faithful pursuit of the Philippine campaign.
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Malate
Manila
Aguinaldo
Astor
3D Infantry
Daugherty
McKinnon
Merritt
Nozaleda
Archdiocese of the Philippines
Loxpon
Hong Kong
The
Daily Mail
America
Philippines
Wildman
United States
Shooting at a Picnic in Greenup County
At a White Oak picnic in Greenup Ky Alf Rug gies shot Sam Ratcliff and John Wingo in the arms and legs seriously injury reported authorities investigating motive and circumstances of the incident happening August 6 at the county event
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Greenup
White Oak
This County
Alf Ruggies
Sam Ratcliff
John Wingo
Anglo Russian War Scare Dampens London Markets
London August 6 reports say the Anglo Russian war scare has reached beyond politics. The stock market shows low spirits with consols declining. Alarmist rumors claim Russia is forcing a crisis in the Far East. Diplomacy is highly active and wires between London and St Petersburg have been busy for 94 hours.
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London
Russia
Far East
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt's Round Robin Shaping Peace Talks
Washington reports indicate Roosevelt and other officers privately criticized Madrid over U S forces in Santiago. Censors blocked Roosevelts review from wires while diplomats sent the round robin to their governments. Paris to host the peace treaty signing was reportedly granted as a concession by McKinley.
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Washington
Santiago
Roosevelt
Sagasta
McKinley
Madrid
Spain
Paris
Immune regiments ordered to Santiago from Georgia and Mississippi
Orders issued by the War Department dispatch three immune regiments from Macon Georgia and five from Columbus Mississippi to Savannah then toward Santiago. The 10th regiment at New Orleans moves to Tampa and will be shipped soon. Two regiments remain tagged for Santiago awaiting transport.
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Santiago
Washington
War Department
Macon
Columbus
Miss
Savannah
New Orleans
Tampa
Imtien
Wisconsin Riot Report at Rail Depot Fracas
A serious fracas occurred Friday morning as strikers clashed at a railroad depot. Nine men were arrested for rioting and a fight broke out involving women and children among the rioters.
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Mi Wis
Bina
Ral
Spain Accepts U S Terms Signal to End Hostilities
Maprio Aug 8 Spain's cabinet approves the reply to the United States and expects Washington to suspend hostilities. The note, sent to Paris and then Washington, is described as dignified and likely to be acceptable to the White House. Officials anticipate delivery by Monday.
Attack by Sea on San Juan Reported
A midnight unofficial report claimed the bombardment of San Juan had begun and Gen. Miles' forces were pushed toward the city on land, but war and navy officials said they had no dispatches confirming the news.
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WashineTon
San Juan
Miles
War and Navy Departments
Cavalry and Artillery for Porto Rico Sail aboard Manitoba
Newport News dispatch reports the transport Manitoba carrying Pennsylvania cavalry and artillery and U S mail for Porto Rico has sailed. The rest of Gen. Grant's expedition awaits transport. In San Francisco the Lakme and Charles G Nelson sailed for Honolulu with five companies of the 1st New York volunteers and the 2d United States volunteer engineers.
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Porto Rico
Newport News
Manitoba
Pennsylvania
United States
San Francisco
Lakme
Charles G. Nelson
1St
New York Volunteers
United States Volunteer Engineers
Shafter's Daily Health Report From Santiago Aug 6 7
Sanitary bulletin lists 3681 sick and 2638 fever cases for August 6 with 431 new fever cases and 477 returning to duty. Deaths include Desmond typhoid and Tannay marsaill fever. other ailments span typhoid malaria diarrhoea chronic diarrhoea and chronic conditions among multiple regiments. Major General Shafter oversees the report from Washington via Adjutant General.
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WashincTon
Shafter
War Department
Santiago
Adjt
Corbin
SantTraco DE Cuba
Army
Washington
M. W. Desmond
Massachusetts
Dallas Tannay
Michigan
George P. McLaughlin
J. A. Lewis
25Th Infantry
A. J. Grills
M. J. O'Connor
Albert Fy. Koch
2D Infantry
Burton Salisbury
21St Infantry
Anthony Massa
7Th Infantry
Spain's reply to America outlines future Cuba and Philippines talks
London dispatch reports Madrid's stance that Spain can concede only minor changes in U S demands. A mixed commission will decide Cuban debt, evacuation dates for Cuba and Porto Rico, protection of Spanish interests, and future of the Philippines. Treaty awaits cortes approval and Spanish commissioners will meet with Americans on Philippines details.
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London
Madrid
Daily Mail Telegraphing
Spain
McKinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Cortes
Cabinet
Army Movements in Porto Rico Reported by St Thomas
Gen Wilson relocates division HQ from Ponce to Juana Diaz. Gen Schwan leads the 11th Infantry and two batteries moving Sunday through Yauco toward Mayaguez. Gen Brooke advances north from Guayama with 10,000 men.
Schoolboy Cuts His Teacher in Kentucky
McKer Ky Aug 8 Robert Holcomb a young school teacher was dangerously cut with a knife by Arch Gobbard one of his pupils The boy stabbed him twice in the abdomen and cut a wound in the breast Gobbard jailed Holcomb from a good family Gobbard with bad reputation and little chance of recovery for the teacher
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McKer, Ky
Robert Holcomb
Arch Gobbard
Ife
Gobbard
Holcomb
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Siboney
Havana
Col
Gen. Aguinaldo
Richland
Oshkosh
Maprio
Senor Deon Y Castillo
France
M. Cambon
Senor Sagasta
White House
Powce
Associated Press
Department
Honolulu
Shafter’s Daily Report
Suafter
Jessie Schley
C. C. Todd
Dewey of
Manzanillo
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